Exodus 32

 

Exodus 32

 

1 When the people saw that Drawn (Moses) delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together to Light Bringer (Aaron), and said to him, “Up, make us god(‘elohiym)s, which shall go before us; for as for this Drawn (Moses), the man that brought us up out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt), we know not what is become of him.”

 

2 So, Light Bringer (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.”

 

3 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Light Bringer (Aaron).

 

4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and said, “These are your god(‘elohiym)s, O God  Prevails (Israel), which brought you up out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

 

5 And when Light Bringer (Aaron) saw it, he built an altar before it; and Light Bringer (Aaron) made proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah).”

 

6 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.

 

7 Then I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), Go, descend; for your people, which were brought out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt), have corrupted themselves:

 

8 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 to it, and said, “These are your god(‘elohiym)s, O God  Prevails (Israel), which have brought you up out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt).”

 

9 And I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), I have seen these people, and, behold, they are a stiff-necked people:

 

10 Now, therefore, let me alone, that my anger burn against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of you a great nation.

 

11 Then Drawn (Moses) sought I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) his God (‘Elohiym), and said, Lord, why does Your anger burn against Your people, which You have brought forth out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt) with great power, and with a mighty hand?

 

12 Why should the Double Straighter (Egyptian)s speak, and say, “For mischief He brought them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth?” Turn from Your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Your people.

 

13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and God Prevails (Israel), your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, “I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.”

 

14 And I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) repented of the evil which He thought to do to his people.

 

15 And Drawn (Moses) turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tablets of the testimony were in his hand: the tablets were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.

 

16 And the tabets were the work of God (‘Elohiym), and the writing was the writing of God (‘Elohiym), graven upon the tables.

 

17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Drawn (Moses), “There is a noise of war in the camp.”

 

18 Moses 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 I hear.”

 

19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came near the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Drawn (Moses)' anger exploded, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mount.

 

20 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 God Prevails (Israel) drink of it.

 

21 And Drawn (Moses) said to Light Bringer (Aaron), “What did this people do to you, that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”

 

22 And Light Bringer (Aaron) said, “Let not the anger of my lord burn: you know the people, that they are set on mischief.

 

23 For they said to me, “Make us god(‘elohiym)s, which shall go before us: as for this Drawn (Moses), the man that brought us up out of the land of Double Straights (Egypt), we know not what is become of him.”

 

24 And I said unto them, “Whosoever has any gold, let them break it off.” So, they gave it to me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

 

25 And Drawn (Moses) saw that the people were naked; (for Light Bringer (Aaron) had made them naked to their shame among their enemies:)

 

26 Then Drawn (Moses) stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Who is on I AM (the LORD, Yehovah)'s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.”

 

27 And he said to them, “Thus saith I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) God (‘Elohiym) of God Prevails (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.”

 

28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Drawn (Moses): and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.

 

29 For Drawn (Moses) had said, “Consecrate yourselves today to I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.”

 

30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Drawn (Moses) said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto I AM (the LORD, Yehovah); perhaps I shall make an atonement for your sin.”

 

31 And Drawn (Moses) returned unto I AM (the LORD, Yehovah), and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them god(‘elohiym)s of gold.

 

32 Yet now, if you will forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray, out of Your book which You have written

 

33 And I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) said to Drawn (Moses), “Whosoever has sinned against Me, him will I blot out of my book.

 

34 Therefore now 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 visit, I will visit their sin upon them”.

 

35 And I AM (the LORD, Yehovah) plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Light Bringer (Aaron) made.