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Exodus 32:1-24

1And when thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁvo.SheshH954to comedownלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381from themountהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022, thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971gathered themselvestogetherוַיִּקָּהֵ֨לvai.yi.ka.HelH6950toAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him,Ariseק֣וּם׀kumH6965,makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430, which shallgoH3212beforeלְפָנֵ֔ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; for as for thisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376thatbroughtהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927us out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, weknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045not what is become of him.

2AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Breakoffפָּֽרְקוּ֙pa.re.KuH6561thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֣יniz.MeiH5141, which are in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of yourwivesנְשֵׁיכֶ֔םne.shei.KhemH802, of yoursonsבְּנֵיכֶ֖םbe.nei.KhemH1121, and of yourdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323, andbringוְהָבִ֖יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935them to me.

3And all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971brokeoffוַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙vai.yit.pa.re.KuH6561thegoldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091earringsנִזְמֵ֥יniz.MeiH5141which were in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbe.'a.ze.nei.HemH241, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935them toAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

4And hereceivedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them at theirhandמִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.DamH3027, andfashionedוַיָּ֤צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it with an engravingtoolבַּחֶ֔רֶטba.Che.retH2747, after he hadmadeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it amoltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֣גֶל'E.gelH5695: and theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, These are thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whichbroughtהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927thee out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5And whenAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200it, hebuiltוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440it; andAaronאַֽהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175madeproclamationוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Tomorrowמָחָֽר׃ma.CharH4279is afeastחַ֥גchagH2282to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

6And they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙vai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the nextmorningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, andofferedוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927burntofferingsעֹלֹ֔ת'o.LotH5930, andbroughtוַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002; and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971satוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427down toeatלֶֽאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354, and roseupוַיָּקֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965toplayלְצַחֵֽק׃ פle.tza.ChekH6711.

7And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,GoH3212, godownרֵ֕דredH3381; for thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971, which thoubroughtestהֶעֱלֵ֖יתָhe.'e.Lei.taH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714, havecorruptedשִׁחֵ֣תshi.ChetH7843themselves :

8They haveturnedסָ֣רוּSa.ruH5493asidequicklyמַהֵ֗רma.HerH4118from thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870which Icommandedצִוִּיתִ֔םtzi.vi.TimH6680them: they havemadeעָשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213them amoltenמַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.KhahH4541calfעֵ֖גֶל'E.gelH5695, and haveworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-H7812it, and havesacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076to it, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, These are thygodsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which have broughttheeהֶֽעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, I haveseenרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, and, behold, it is astiffneckedקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֖רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971:

10Now therefore let mealoneH3240, that mywrathאַפִּ֥י'a.PiH639mayburnוְיִֽחַר־ve.yi.char-H2734against them, and that I mayconsumeוַאֲכַלֵּ֑םva.'a.kha.LemH3615them: and I willmakeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213of thee agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

11AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872besoughtוַיְחַ֣ל פְּנֵ֖יvay.Chal pe.NeiH2470 H6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, why doth thywrathאַפְּךָ֙'a.pe.KhaH639burnיֶחֱרֶ֤הye.che.RehH2734against thypeopleבְּעַמֶּ֔ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971, which thou hast broughtforthהוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙ho.Tze.taH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֥חַbe.Kho.achH3581, and with amightyחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027?

12Why should theEgyptiansH4714speakיֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.RuH559, andsayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Forevilבְּרָעָ֤הbe.ra.'AhH7451did hebringהֽוֹצִיאָם֙ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out, toslayלַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.RogH2026them in themountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.RimH2022, and toconsumeוּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.TamH3615them from thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127?Turnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725from thyfierceמֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.RonH2740wrathאַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639, andrepentוְהִנָּחֵ֥םve.hi.na.ChemH5162of thisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451against thypeopleלְעַמֶּֽךָ׃le.'a.Me.khaH5971.

13Rememberזְכֹ֡רze.KhorH2142Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָם֩le.'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacלְיִצְחָ֨קle.yitz.ChakH3327, andIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, to whom thousworestנִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּnish.Ba'.taH7650by thine own self, andsaidstוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to them, I willmultiplyאַרְבֶּה֙'ar.BehH7235yourseedזַרְעֲכֶ֔םzar.'a.KhemH2233as thestarsכְּכוֹכְבֵ֖יke.chokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and all thislandהָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I havespokenאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559of will Igiveאֶתֵּן֙'e.TenH5414to yourseedלְזַרְעֲכֶ֔םle.zar.'a.KhemH2233, and they shallinheritוְנָחֲל֖וּve.na.cha.LuH5157it foreverלְעֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

14And theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which hethoughtדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to hispeopleלְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פle.'a.MoH5971.

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872turnedוַיִּ֜פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437, and wentdownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381from themountהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֛יu.she.NeiH8147tablesלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871of thetestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715were in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: thetablesלֻחֹ֗תlu.ChotH3871werewrittenכְּתֻבִים֙ke.tu.VimH3789onbothמִשְּׁנֵ֣יmi.she.NeiH8147theirsidesעֶבְרֵיהֶ֔ם'ev.rei.HemH5676; on the one side and on the other were theywrittenכְּתֻבִֽים׃ke.tu.VimH3789.

16And thetablesוְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תve.Ha.lu.ChotH3871were theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and thewritingוְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בve.ha.mikh.TavH4385was thewritingמִכְתַּ֤בmikh.TavH4385ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,engravedחָר֖וּתcha.RutH2801upon thetablesהַלֻּחֹֽת׃ha.lu.ChotH3871.

17And whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971as theyshoutedבְּרֵע֑וֹbe.re.'OH7452, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, There is anoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃Ba.ma.cha.nehH4264.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is not thevoiceקוֹל֙kOlH6963of them thatshoutH6030formasteryגְּבוּרָ֔הge.vu.RahH1369, neither is it thevoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963of them thatcryH6030for beingovercomeחֲלוּשָׁ֑הcha.lu.ShahH2476: but thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of them thatsingH6031do Ihearשֹׁמֵֽעַ׃sho.Me.a'H8085.

19And it came to pass, as soon as he camenearקָרַב֙ka.RavH7126to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, that hesawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecalfהָעֵ֖גֶלha.'E.gelH5695, and thedancingוּמְחֹלֹ֑תu.me.cho.LotH4246: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872’angerאַ֣ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734, and hecastוַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993thetablesהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871from hishandsמִיָּדָיו֙mi.ya.dovH3027, andbrokeוַיְשַׁבֵּ֥רvay.sha.BerH7665thembeneathתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478themountהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

20And hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thecalfהָעֵ֨גֶלha.'E.gelH5695which they hadmadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213, andburntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףvai.yis.RofH8313it in thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andgroundוַיִּטְחַ֖ןvai.yit.ChanH2912it topowderדָּ֑קDakH1854, andscatteredוַיִּ֙זֶר֙vai.Yi.zerH2219ituponפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440thewaterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and made thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248of it .

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Whatdidעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971to thee, that thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935sogreatגְדֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419asinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401upon them?

22AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let not theangerאַ֖ף'afH639of mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113burnיִ֥חַרYi.charH2734: thouknowestיָדַ֣עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, that they are set onevilבְרָ֖עve.Ra'H7451.

23For theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to me,Makeעֲשֵׂה־'a.seh-H6213usgodsאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, which shallgoH3212beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us: for as for thisMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376that broughtusהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he.'e.La.nuH5927out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, weknowיָדַ֖עְנוּya.Da'.nuH3045not what is become of him.

24And Isaidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to them, Whoever hath anygoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, let thembreakהִתְפָּרָ֖קוּhit.pa.Ra.kuH6561it off. So theygaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414it to me: then Icastוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּva.'ash.li.Khe.huH7993it into thefireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, and there cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318thiscalfהָעֵ֥גֶלha.'E.gelH5695.

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