1 And when the people * h5971 saw * h7200 h8799 that Moses * h4872 delayed * h954 h8765 to come down * h3381 h8800 out of the mount * h2022, the people * h5971 gathered themselves together * h6950 h8735 unto Aaron * h175, and said * h559 h8799 unto him, Up * h6965 h8798, make * h6213 h8798 us gods * h430, which shall go * h3212 h8799 before * h6440 us; for as for this Moses * h4872, the man * h376 that brought * h5927 h8689 us up out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714, we wot * h3045 h8804 not what is become of him.
2 And Aaron * h175 said * h559 h8799 unto them, Break off * h6561 h8761 the golden * h2091 earrings * h5141, which are in the ears * h241 of your wives * h802, of your sons * h1121, and of your daughters * h1323, and bring * h935 h8685 them unto me.
3 And all the people * h5971 brake off * h6561 h8691 the golden * h2091 earrings * h5141 which were in their ears * h241, and brought * h935 h8686 them unto Aaron * h175.
4 And he received * h3947 h8799 them at their hand * h3027, and fashioned * h6696 h8799 it with a graving tool * h2747, after he had made * h6213 h8799 it a molten * h4541 calf * h5695: and they said * h559 h8799, These be thy gods * h430, O Israel * h3478, which brought * h5927 h8689 thee up out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714.
5 And when Aaron * h175 saw * h7200 h8799 it , he built * h1129 h8799 an altar * h4196 before * h6440 it; and Aaron * h175 made proclamation * h7121 h8799, and said * h559 h8799, To morrow * h4279 is a feast * h2282 to the LORD * h3068.
6 And they rose up early * h7925 h8686 on the morrow * h4283, and offered * h5927 h8686 burnt offerings * h5930, and brought * h5066 h8686 peace offerings * h8002; and the people * h5971 sat * h3427 h8799 down to eat * h398 h8800 and to drink * h8354 h8800, and rose up * h6965 h8799 to play * h6711 h8763.
7 And the LORD * h3068 said * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, Go * h3212 h8798, get thee down * h3381 h8798; for thy people * h5971, which thou broughtest * h5927 h8689 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714, have corrupted * h7843 h8765 themselves :
8 They have turned * h5493 h8804 aside quickly * h4118 out of the way * h1870 which I commanded * h6680 h8765 them: they have made * h6213 h8804 them a molten * h4541 calf * h5695, and have worshipped * h7812 h8691 it, and have sacrificed * h2076 h8799 thereunto, and said * h559 h8799, These be thy gods * h430, O Israel * h3478, which have brought thee up * h5927 h8689 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714.
9 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, I have seen * h7200 h8804 this people * h5971, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked * h7186 * h6203 people * h5971:
10 Now therefore let me alone * h3240 h8685, that my wrath * h639 may wax hot * h2734 h8799 against them, and that I may consume * h3615 h8762 them: and I will make * h6213 h8799 of thee a great * h1419 nation * h1471.
11 And Moses * h4872 besought * h2470 h8762 * h6440 the LORD * h3068 his God * h430, and said * h559 h8799, LORD * h3068, why doth thy wrath * h639 wax hot * h2734 h8799 against thy people * h5971, which thou hast brought forth * h3318 h8689 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714 with great * h1419 power * h3581, and with a mighty * h2389 hand * h3027? the LORD: Heb. the face of the LORD
12 Wherefore should the Egyptians * h4714 speak * h559 h8799, and say * h559 h8800, For mischief * h7451 did he bring * h3318 h8689 them out, to slay * h2026 h8800 them in the mountains * h2022, and to consume * h3615 h8763 them from the face * h6440 of the earth * h127? Turn * h7725 h8798 from thy fierce * h2740 wrath * h639, and repent * h5162 h8734 of this evil * h7451 against thy people * h5971.
13 Remember * h2142 h8798 Abraham * h85, Isaac * h3327, and Israel * h3478, thy servants * h5650, to whom thou swarest * h7650 h8738 by thine own self, and saidst * h1696 h8762 unto them, I will multiply * h7235 h8686 your seed * h2233 as the stars * h3556 of heaven * h8064, and all this land * h776 that I have spoken * h559 h8804 of will I give * h5414 h8799 unto your seed * h2233, and they shall inherit * h5157 h8804 it for ever * h5769.
14 And the LORD * h3068 repented * h5162 h8735 of the evil * h7451 which he thought * h1696 h8765 to do * h6213 h8800 unto his people * h5971.
15 And Moses * h4872 turned * h6437 h8799, and went down * h3381 h8799 from the mount * h2022, and the two * h8147 tables * h3871 of the testimony * h5715 were in his hand * h3027: the tables * h3871 were written * h3789 h8803 on both * h8147 their sides * h5676; on the one side and on the other were they written * h3789 h8803.
16 And the tables * h3871 were the work * h4639 of God * h430, and the writing * h4385 was the writing * h4385 of God * h430, graven * h2801 h8803 upon the tables * h3871.
17 And when Joshua * h3091 heard * h8085 h8799 the noise * h6963 of the people * h5971 as they shouted * h7452, he said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, There is a noise * h6963 of war * h4421 in the camp * h4264.
18 And he said * h559 h8799, It is not the voice * h6963 of them that shout * h6030 h8800 for mastery * h1369, neither is it the voice * h6963 of them that cry * h6030 h8800 for being overcome * h2476: but the noise * h6963 of them that sing * h6031 h8763 do I hear * h8085 h8802. being...: Heb. weakness
19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh * h7126 h8804 unto the camp * h4264, that he saw * h7200 h8799 the calf * h5695, and the dancing * h4246: and Moses * h4872' anger * h639 waxed hot * h2734 h8799, and he cast * h7993 h8686 the tables * h3871 out of his hands * h3027, and brake * h7665 h8762 them beneath * h8478 the mount * h2022.
20 And he took * h3947 h8799 the calf * h5695 which they had made * h6213 h8804, and burnt * h8313 h8799 it in the fire * h784, and ground * h2912 h8799 it to powder * h1854 h8804, and strawed * h2219 h8799 it upon * h6440 the water * h4325, and made the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 drink * h8248 h8686 of it .
21 And Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto Aaron * h175, What did * h6213 h8804 this people * h5971 unto thee, that thou hast brought * h935 h8689 so great * h1419 a sin * h2401 upon them?
22 And Aaron * h175 said * h559 h8799, Let not the anger * h639 of my lord * h113 wax hot * h2734 h8799: thou knowest * h3045 h8804 the people * h5971, that they are set on mischief * h7451.
23 For they said * h559 h8799 unto me, Make * h6213 h8798 us gods * h430, which shall go * h3212 h8799 before * h6440 us: for as for this Moses * h4872, the man * h376 that brought us up * h5927 h8689 out of the land * h776 of Egypt * h4714, we wot * h3045 h8804 not what is become of him.
24 And I said * h559 h8799 unto them, Whosoever hath any gold * h2091, let them break * h6561 h8690 it off. So they gave * h5414 h8799 it me: then I cast * h7993 h8686 it into the fire * h784, and there came out * h3318 h8799 this calf * h5695.
25 And when Moses * h4872 saw * h7200 h8799 that the people * h5971 were naked * h6544 h8803; (for Aaron * h175 had made them naked * h6544 h8804 unto their shame * h8103 among their enemies * h6965 h8801:) their enemies: Heb. those that rose up against them
26 Then Moses * h4872 stood * h5975 h8799 in the gate * h8179 of the camp * h4264, and said * h559 h8799, Who is on the LORD'S * h3068 side? let him come unto me. And all the sons * h1121 of Levi * h3878 gathered * h622 h8735 themselves together unto him.
27 And he said * h559 h8799 unto them, Thus saith * h559 h8804 the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478, Put * h7760 h8798 every man * h376 his sword * h2719 by his side * h3409, and go * h5674 h8798 in and out * h7725 h8798 from gate * h8179 to gate * h8179 throughout the camp * h4264, and slay * h2026 h8798 every man * h376 his brother * h251, and every man * h376 his companion * h7453, and every man * h376 his neighbour * h7138.
28 And the children * h1121 of Levi * h3878 did * h6213 h8799 according to the word * h1697 of Moses * h4872: and there fell * h5307 h8799 of the people * h5971 that day * h3117 about three * h7969 thousand * h505 men * h376.
29 For Moses * h4872 had said * h559 h8799, Consecrate yourselves * h4390 h8798 * h3027 to day * h3117 to the LORD * h3068, even * h3588 every man * h376 upon his son * h1121, and upon his brother * h251; that he may bestow * h5414 h8800 upon you a blessing * h1293 this day * h3117. For Moses...: or, And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, because every man hath been against his brother, etc Consecrate...: Heb. Fill your hands
30 And it came to pass on the morrow * h4283, that Moses * h4872 said * h559 h8799 unto the people * h5971, Ye have sinned * h2398 h8804 a great * h1419 sin * h2401: and now I will go up * h5927 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068; peradventure * h194 I shall make an atonement * h3722 h8762 for * h1157 your sin * h2403.
31 And Moses * h4872 returned * h7725 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, and said * h559 h8799, Oh * h577, this people * h5971 have sinned * h2398 h8804 a great * h1419 sin * h2401, and have made * h6213 h8799 them gods * h430 of gold * h2091.
32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive * h5375 h8799 their sin * h2403--; and if not, blot * h4229 h8798 me, I pray thee, out of thy book * h5612 which thou hast written * h3789 h8804.
33 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Moses * h4872, Whosoever * h834 hath sinned * h2398 h8804 against me, him will I blot out * h4229 h8799 of my book * h5612.
34 Therefore now go * h3212 h8798, lead * h5148 h8798 the people * h5971 unto the place of which I have spoken * h1696 h8765 unto thee: behold, mine Angel * h4397 shall go * h3212 h8799 before * h6440 thee: nevertheless in the day * h3117 when I visit * h6485 h8800 I will visit * h6485 h8804 their sin * h2403 upon them.
35 And the LORD * h3068 plagued * h5062 h8799 the people * h5971, because * h834 they made * h6213 h8804 the calf * h5695, which * h834 Aaron * h175 made * h6213 h8804.