Verse 12

Exodus 32:12

World English Bible

12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?’ Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/מָּה֩ יֹאמְר֨וּ מִצְרַ֜יִם לֵ/אמֹ֗ר בְּ/רָעָ֤ה הֽוֹצִיאָ/ם֙ לַ/הֲרֹ֤ג אֹתָ/ם֙ בֶּֽ/הָרִ֔ים וּ֨/לְ/כַלֹּתָ֔/ם מֵ/עַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֑ה שׁ֚וּב מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן אַפֶּ֔/ךָ וְ/הִנָּחֵ֥ם עַל הָ/רָעָ֖ה לְ/עַמֶּֽ/ךָ
English Translation
Why will Egypt say, "He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to annihilate them from the face of the earth"? Turn from your fierce anger and relent concerning the evil against your people.
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Chapter 32 Context
1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselve... Focus ↗
2 Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, a... Focus ↗
3 All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. Focus ↗
4 He received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf. Th... Focus ↗
5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow... Focus ↗
6 They rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and th... Focus ↗
7 Yahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt,... Focus ↗
8 They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a mol... Focus ↗
9 Yahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people. Focus ↗
10 Now therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them;... Focus ↗
11 Moses begged Yahweh his God (Elohim), and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your p... Focus ↗
12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains...
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to... Focus ↗
14 Yahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people. Focus ↗
15 Moses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; ta... Focus ↗
16 The tablets were the work of God (Elohim), and the writing was the writing of God (Elohim), engraved... Focus ↗
17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of... Focus ↗
18 He said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry fo... Focus ↗
19 As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, an... Focus ↗
20 He took the calf which they had made, and burned it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it... Focus ↗
21 Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?” Focus ↗
22 Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil... Focus ↗
23 For they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought... Focus ↗
24 I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:’ so they gave it to me; and I threw it... Focus ↗
25 When Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among... Focus ↗
26 then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!” All t... Focus ↗
27 He said to them, “Yahweh says, the God (Elohim) of Israel, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, an... Focus ↗
28 The sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about thr... Focus ↗
29 Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his... Focus ↗
30 On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh.... Focus ↗
31 Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselv... Focus ↗
32 Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have w... Focus ↗
33 Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. Focus ↗
34 Now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before... Focus ↗
35 Yahweh struck the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. Focus ↗