Verse 16
Deuteronomy 9:16
New Living Translation
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There below me I could see that you had sinned against the LORD your God (Elohim). You had melted gold and made a calf idol for yourselves. How quickly you had turned away from the path the LORD had commanded you to follow!
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ/אֵ֗רֶא וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה חֲטָאתֶם֙ לַ/יהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵי/כֶ֔ם עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם לָ/כֶ֔ם עֵ֖גֶל מַסֵּכָ֑ה סַרְתֶּ֣ם מַהֵ֔ר מִן הַ/דֶּ֕רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶתְ/כֶֽם
English Translation
And I saw, and behold, you have sinned against the Lord your God; you have made for yourselves a molten calf; you have turned aside quickly from the way that the Lord commanded you.
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Chapter 9 Context
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8
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9
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10
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14
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18
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