Exodus 32

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WEB KJV

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WEBWhen the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBAaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBAll the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
KJVAnd all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
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WEBHe received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molded calf. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBWhen Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to Yahweh.”
KJVAnd when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD.
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WEBThey rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
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WEBThey have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
KJVThey 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.
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WEBYahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
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WEBNow therefore leave me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
KJVNow 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.
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WEBMoses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
KJVAnd 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?
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WEBWhy should the Egyptians talk, 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 turn away from this evil against your people.
KJVWherefore 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.
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WEBRemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
KJVRemember 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.
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WEBSo Yahweh turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.
KJVAnd the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
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WEBMoses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides. They were written on one side and on the other.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBThe tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
KJVAnd the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
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WEBWhen Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.”
KJVAnd when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
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WEBHe said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBAs soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBHe took the calf which they had made, and burned it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
KJVAnd he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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WEBMoses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
KJVAnd Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
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WEBAaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
KJVAnd Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
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WEBFor they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’
KJVFor 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.
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WEBI said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBWhen Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their enemies),
KJVAnd when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
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WEBthen Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.
KJVThen 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.
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WEBHe said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”
KJVAnd 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 neighbour.
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WEBThe sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses. About three thousand men fell of the people that day.
KJVAnd the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
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WEBMoses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, for every man was against his son and against his brother, that he may give you a blessing today.”
KJVFor Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
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WEBOn the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.”
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBMoses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
KJVAnd Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
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WEBYet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”
KJVYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
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WEBYahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, I will blot him out of my book.
KJVAnd the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
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WEBNow go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless, in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
KJVTherefore 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.
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WEBYahweh struck the people, because of what they did with the calf, which Aaron made.
KJVAnd the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

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