Verse 29
Exodus 32:29
Free Bible Version
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So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, “Please—the people have sinned very badly by making gods of gold for themselves.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה מִלְא֨וּ יֶדְ/כֶ֤ם הַ/יּוֹם֙ לַֽ/יהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ בִּ/בְנ֖/וֹ וּ/בְ/אָחִ֑י/ו וְ/לָ/תֵ֧ת עֲלֵי/כֶ֛ם הַ/יּ֖וֹם בְּרָכָֽה
English Translation
And Moses said, "Fill your hands today to the Lord, for each man has brought his son and his brother, and to give upon you today a blessing."
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Chapter 32 Context
1
When the people realized how long Moses was taking before he came back down the mountain, they went...
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“Bring to me the gold earrings that your wives, sons, and daughters are wearing,” Aaron replied.
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He took what they gave him and using a molding tool cast an idol in the shape of a bull calf. They s...
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When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the golden calf and shouted out, “Tomorrow will b...
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Early the next day they sacrificed burnt offerings and presented peace offerings. Then they sat down...
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Then the Lord told Moses, “Get back down, because your people that you brought out of Egypt are acti...
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They have been so quick to abandon the way I ordered them to follow. They have made a metal bull cal...
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“I know what these people are like,” the Lord continued saying to Moses. “They are so rebellious!
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Now leave me! I am angry with them—let me finish them off! I will make you into a great nation.”
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10
But Moses pleaded with the Lord his God (Elohim), saying, “Why are you angry with the people you bro...
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Why should the Egyptians be able to say, ‘He brought them out with the evil purpose of killing them...
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12
Remember you swore a promise your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, telling them, ‘I will make you...
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13
Moses turned and went down the mountain, carrying the two stone tablets of the Law written on both s...
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God (Elohim) had made the tablets, and God (Elohim) had engraved the writing himself.
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15
When Joshua heard all the shouting from the camp, he said to Moses, “It sounds like fighting in the...
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16
But Moses replied, “These are not the shouts of victory or of defeat. What I'm hearing is people par...
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17
As he approached the camp he saw the bull calf idol and the dancing. He got so angry that he threw d...
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18
He took the bull calf and burned it, and ground it into powder. Then he mixed this with water and ma...
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19
Then Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you made them sin so badly?”
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“Please don't get angry with me, my lord,” Aaron replied, “You yourself know how liable these people...
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21
They told me, ‘Make some gods for us who can lead us because this man Moses who brought us out of th...
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22
So I said to them, ‘Anybody who has gold jewelry, take it off and give it to me.’ I threw the gold i...
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23
Moses saw the people going completely wild because Aaron had let them, and that this had brought rid...
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24
So he went and stood at the entrance to the camp, and shouted out, “Whoever is on the Lord's side, c...
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25
Moses told them, “This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel says: Each of you strap on a swo...
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26
The Levites did what Moses had told them, and that day around 3,000 men were killed.
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27
Moses told the Levites, “Today you have dedicated yourselves to the Lord because you took action aga...
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28
The following day Moses spoke to the people, saying, “You have sinned very badly. But now I will go...
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29
So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, “Please—the people have sinned very badly by making gods of...
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But now, if you will, forgive their sin. Otherwise just blot me out of the scroll in which you keep...
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31
But the Lord replied to Moses, “It's those who sinned against me who will be blotted out of my scrol...
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32
Now go and lead the people to the place I told you about. Look, my angel will go before you, but at...
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