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And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from
the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know
not what is become of him.
And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out
of
the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is become of him.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings
, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings
, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
And all the people brake off the golden rings
which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
And all the people brake off the golden earrings
which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
And he received it
at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and
made it a molten calf: and they said, These are
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And he received them
at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after
he
had
made it a molten calf: and they said, These be
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And when Aaron saw `this'
, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To -
morrow shall
be
a feast to Jehovah
.
And when Aaron saw it
, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is
a feast to the
LORD
.
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt -
offerings, and brought peace -
offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
And Jehovah
spake
unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, that
thou broughtest up
out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
And the
LORD
said
unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which
thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto
it
, and said, These are
thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto
, and said, These be
thy gods, O Israel, which have
brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
And Jehovah
said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
And the
LORD
said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
And Moses besought Jehovah
his God, and said, Jehovah
, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that
thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
And Moses besought the
LORD
his God, and said, LORD
, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which
thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power ,
and with a mighty hand?
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, saying
, For evil
did he bring them forth
, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and
say
, For mischief
did he bring them out
, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
And Jehovah
repented of the evil which he said
he
would
do unto his people.
And the
LORD
repented of the evil which he thought
to
do unto his people.
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with
the two tables of the testimony in his hand ;
tables that
were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and
the two tables of the testimony were
in his hand :
the
tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome ;
but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome :
but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf ,
and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with
fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in
the
fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a
great sin upon them?
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so
great a
sin upon them?
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are `
set '
on evil
.
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief
.
For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us ;
for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know
not what is become of him.
For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us :
for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot
not what is become of him.
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off :
so they gave it me ;
and
I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off .
So they gave it me :
then
I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
And when Moses saw that the people were broken
loose,
(for Aaron had let
them loose
for
a
derision
among their enemies ,
)
And when Moses saw that the people were naked;
(for Aaron had made
them naked
unto
their
shame
among their enemies :
)
then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoso
is on Jehovah's
side ,
`
let him come '
unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who
is on the
LORD's
side ?
let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
And he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah,
the God of Israel, Put ye
every man his sword upon
his thigh
, and go to
and fro
from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel, Put every man his sword by
his side
, and go in
and out
from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.
And the sons
of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
And the children
of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
And
Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to-day
to Jehovah,
yea
, every man against
his son, and against
his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
For
Moses had
said, Consecrate yourselves today
to the
LORD
, even
every man upon
his son, and upon
his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah
; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the
LORD
; peradventure I shall make an
atonement for your sin.
And Moses returned unto Jehovah
, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
And Moses returned unto the
LORD
, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin- -
; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
And Jehovah
said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
And the
LORD
said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
And
now go, lead the people unto `
the place '
of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee ;
nevertheless in the day when I visit ,
I will visit their sin upon them.
Therefore
now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee :
nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
And Jehovah
smote
the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
And the LORD
plagued
the
people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
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