Verse 4

Exodus 32:4

New Living Translation

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4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people saw it, they exclaimed, “O Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח מִ/יָּדָ֗/ם וַ/יָּ֤צַר אֹת/וֹ֙ בַּ/חֶ֔רֶט וַֽ/יַּעֲשֵׂ֖/הוּ עֵ֣גֶל מַסֵּכָ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֵ֤לֶּה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֱל֖וּ/ךָ מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם

English Translation

And he took from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a molded calf. And they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt."

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Chapter 32 Context

1 When the people saw how long it was taking Moses to come back down the mountain, they gathered aroun... Focus ↗

2 So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring th... Focus ↗

3 All the people took the gold rings from their ears and brought them to Aaron. Focus ↗

4 Then Aaron took the gold, melted it down, and molded it into the shape of a calf. When the people sa...

5 Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced,... Focus ↗

6 The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After thi... Focus ↗

7 The LORD told Moses, “Quick! Go down the mountain! Your people whom you brought from the land of Egy... Focus ↗

8 How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold... Focus ↗

9 Then the LORD said, “I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are. Focus ↗

10 Now leave me alone so my fierce anger can blaze against them, and I will destroy them. Then I will m... Focus ↗

11 But Moses tried to pacify the LORD his God (Elohim). “O LORD!” he said. “Why are you so angry with y... Focus ↗

12 Why let the Egyptians say, ‘Their God (Elohim) rescued them with the evil intention of slaughtering... Focus ↗

13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘... Focus ↗

14 So the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had threatened to bring on his people. Focus ↗

15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain. He held in his hands the two stone tablets inscribed w... Focus ↗

16 These tablets were God (Elohim)’s work; the words on them were written by God (Elohim) himself. Focus ↗

17 When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, “It... Focus ↗

18 But Moses replied, “No, it’s not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat. I hear the sound of a... Focus ↗

19 When they came near the camp, Moses saw the calf and the dancing, and he burned with anger. He threw... Focus ↗

20 He took the calf they had made and burned it. Then he ground it into powder, threw it into the water... Focus ↗

21 Finally, he turned to Aaron and demanded, “What did these people do to you to make you bring such te... Focus ↗

22 “Don’t get so upset, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know how evil these people are. Focus ↗

23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods who will lead us. We don’t know what happened to this fellow Moses, w... Focus ↗

24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold jewelry, take it off.’ When they brought it to me, I simply threw... Focus ↗

25 Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of thei... Focus ↗

26 So he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, “All of you who are on the LORD’s side, come he... Focus ↗

27 Moses told them, “This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: Each of you, take your sw... Focus ↗

28 The Levites obeyed Moses’ command, and about 3,000 people died that day. Focus ↗

29 Then Moses told the Levites, “Today you have ordained yourselves for the service of the LORD, for yo... Focus ↗

30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a terrible sin, but I will go back up to... Focus ↗

31 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a terrible sin these people have committed. They h... Focus ↗

32 But now, if you will only forgive their sin — but if not, erase my name from the record you have wri... Focus ↗

33 But the LORD replied to Moses, “No, I will erase the name of everyone who has sinned against me. Focus ↗

34 Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about. Look! My angel will lead the way before you.... Focus ↗

35 Then the LORD sent a great plague upon the people because they had worshiped the calf Aaron had made... Focus ↗

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Book: Exodus
Chapter: Chapter 32 (35 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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