Exodus 32 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Golden Calf

(Deu 9:6–29 )

Exo 32:1And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, 'Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him.'

Exo 32:2

Exo 32:2And Aaron saith unto them, 'Break off the rings of gold which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;'

Exo 32:3

Exo 32:3and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which are in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,

Exo 32:4

Exo 32:4and he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, 'These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

Exo 32:5

Exo 32:5And Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar before it, and Aaron calleth, and saith, 'A festival to Jehovah -- to-morrow;'

Exo 32:6

Exo 32:6and they rise early on the morrow, and cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and bring nigh peace-offerings; and the people sit down to eat and to drink, and rise up to play.

Exo 32:7

Exo 32:7And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Go, descend, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt hath done corruptly,

Exo 32:8

Exo 32:8they have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

Exo 32:9

Exo 32:9And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'I have seen this people, and lo, it is a stiff-necked people;

Exo 32:10

Exo 32:10and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become a great nation.'

Moses' Entreaty

Exo 32:11

Exo 32:11And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, 'Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

Exo 32:12

Exo 32:12why do the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil He brought them out to slay them among mountains, and to consume them from off the face of the ground? turn back from the heat of Thine anger, and repent of the evil against Thy people.

Exo 32:13

Exo 32:13'Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;'

Exo 32:14

Exo 32:14and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.

Exo 32:15

Exo 32:15And Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony are in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that are they written;

Exo 32:16

Exo 32:16and the tables are the work of God, and the writing is the writing of God, graven on the tables.

Exo 32:17

Exo 32:17And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, 'A noise of battle in the camp!'

Exo 32:18

Exo 32:18and he saith, 'It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness -- a voice of singing I am hearing.'

Moses' Anger

Exo 32:19

Exo 32:19And it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;

Exo 32:20

Exo 32:20and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth it with fire, and grindeth until it is small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

Exo 32:21

Exo 32:21And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'

Exo 32:22

Exo 32:22and Aaron saith, 'Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou -- thou hast known the people that it is in evil;

Exo 32:23

Exo 32:23and they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him;

Exo 32:24

Exo 32:24and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break it off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.'

Exo 32:25

Exo 32:25And Moses seeth the people that it is unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,

Exo 32:26

Exo 32:26and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, 'Who is for Jehovah? -- unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;

Exo 32:27

Exo 32:27and he saith to them, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'

Exo 32:28

Exo 32:28And the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,

Exo 32:29

Exo 32:29and Moses saith, 'Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man is against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.'

Exo 32:30

Exo 32:30And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses saith unto the people, 'Ye -- ye have sinned a great sin, and now I go up unto Jehovah, if so be I atone for your sin.'

Exo 32:31

Exo 32:31And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;

Exo 32:32

Exo 32:32and now, if Thou takest away their sin -- and if not -- blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'

Exo 32:33

Exo 32:33And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Whoso hath sinned against Me -- I blot him out of My book;

Exo 32:34

Exo 32:34and now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging -- then I have charged upon them their sin.'

Exo 32:35

Exo 32:35And Jehovah plagueth the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

Exodus 32 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The Golden Calf

Moses' Entreaty

Moses' Anger

Pericope