Exodus 32 — Hebrew and Greek compared

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32:1 When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Get up! Make us gods to go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up from Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.”

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G 32:1 When the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered against Aaron and said, “Get up! Make us gods to go before us. As for this Moses, the man who led us out of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.”

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32:2 Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold earrings from the ears of your wives, sons, and daughters, and bring them to me.”

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G 32:2 Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold earrings from the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.”

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32:3 All the people took off the gold earrings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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G 32:3 All the people took off the gold earrings from their ears and brought them to Aaron.

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32:4 He received them from their hands, fashioned the gold with an engraving tool, and made a cast-metal calf. They said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from Egypt.”

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G 32:4 He received them from their hands, fashioned them with an engraving tool, and made them into a cast-metal calf. He said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from Egypt.”

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32:5 When Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it and proclaimed, “Tomorrow is a feast to YHWH.”

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G 32:5 When Aaron saw it, he built an altar opposite it and proclaimed, “Tomorrow is a feast of the Lord.”

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32:6 They rose early the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

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G 32:6 He rose early the next day, offered whole burnt offerings, and brought a sacrifice of well-being. The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

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32:7 YHWH said to Moses, “Go down, for your people, whom you brought up from Egypt, have corrupted themselves.

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G 32:7 The Lord said to Moses, “Hurry away from here and go down, for your people, whom you led out of Egypt, have acted lawlessly.

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32:8 They have quickly turned aside from the way I commanded them. They have made a cast-metal calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from Egypt.’”

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G 32:8 They have quickly transgressed the way you commanded them. They have made a calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up from Egypt.’”

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32:9 YHWH said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are a stiff-necked people.

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H 32:9 alignment — No corresponding stiff-necked declaration in this Greek passage. —

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32:10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and I may consume them. I will make you into a great nation.”

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G 32:10 Now leave Me alone, and in My anger I will destroy them. I will make you into a great nation.”

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32:11 Moses entreated YHWH his God: “Why should Your anger burn against Your people, YHWH, whom You brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

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G 32:11 Moses entreated the Lord God: “Why are You angry with Your people, Lord, whom You led out of Egypt with great strength and Your uplifted arm?

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32:12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent concerning the calamity against Your people.

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G 32:12 Do not let the Egyptians say, ‘He led them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and consume them from the earth.’ Cease from Your fierce anger and be merciful concerning Your people’s wickedness,

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32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Yourself: ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and give your descendants all this land I promised, and they shall inherit it forever.’”

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G 32:13 remembering Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Your servants, to whom You swore by Yourself: ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land You said You would give their descendants, and they shall possess it forever.’”

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32:14 YHWH relented concerning the calamity He had said He would bring upon His people.

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G 32:14 The Lord was appeased concerning the calamity He had said He would bring upon His people.

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32:15 Moses turned and came down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, written on both sides, on the one side and the other.

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G 32:15 Moses turned and came down the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands, stone tablets written on both sides, on the one side and the other.

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32:16 The tablets were God’s work, and the writing was God’s writing, engraved on the tablets.

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G 32:16 The tablets were God’s work, and the writing was God’s writing, engraved on the tablets.

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32:17 When Joshua heard the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp!”

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G 32:17 When Joshua heard the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp!”

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32:18 He said, “It is not the sound of victory or the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear.”

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G 32:18 He said, “It is not the sound of those leading a song of victory or of defeat; it is the sound of those leading a wine-song that I hear.”

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32:19 As he approached the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and broke them at the mountain’s foot.

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G 32:19 As he approached the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. In his anger Moses threw the two tablets from his hands and shattered them at the mountain’s foot.

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32:20 He took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the sons of Israel drink it.

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G 32:20 He took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it fine, scattered it on the water, and made the sons of Israel drink it.

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32:21 Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you brought such a great sin upon them?”

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G 32:21 Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you brought such a great sin upon them?”

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32:22 Aaron said, “Do not let my lord’s anger burn. You know this people, how prone they are to evil.

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G 32:22 Aaron said to Moses, “Do not be angry, my lord. You know this people’s impulse.

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32:23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods to go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up from Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’

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G 32:23 They said to me, ‘Make us gods to go before us. As for this Moses, the man who led us out of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’

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32:24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off.’ They gave it to me, I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.”

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G 32:24 So I told them, ‘Whoever has gold ornaments, take them off.’ They gave them to me, I threw them into the fire, and this calf came out.”

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32:25 Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them loose, to the derision of their enemies.

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G 32:25 Moses saw that the people were scattered, for Aaron had scattered them, to the delight of their enemies.

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32:26 Moses stood at the camp’s gate and said, “Whoever is for YHWH, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered to him.

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G 32:26 Moses stood at the camp’s gate and said, “Whoever is for the Lord, come to me!” All the sons of Levi gathered to him.

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32:27 He said to them, “Thus says YHWH, the God of Israel: ‘Each of you put his sword at his side. Go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and each kill his brother, his companion, and his relative.’”

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G 32:27 He said to them, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘Each of you put his sword at his thigh. Go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and kill, each his brother, each his neighbor, and each the one nearest to him.’”

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32:28 The sons of Levi did as Moses said. About three thousand men of the people fell that day.

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G 32:28 The sons of Levi did as Moses told them. As many as three thousand men of the people fell that day.

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32:29 Moses said, “Fill your hands today to YHWH, each at the cost of his son and brother, so that He may bestow a blessing on you today.”

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G 32:29 Moses said to them, “You have filled your hands today to the Lord, each at the cost of his son or brother, so that a blessing may be given to you.”

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32:30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to YHWH; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

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G 32:30 After the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to God to make propitiation for your sin.”

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32:31 Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Alas, this people has committed a great sin and made themselves gods of gold.

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G 32:31 Moses returned to the Lord and said, “I beg You, Lord: this people has committed a great sin and made themselves gods of gold.

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32:32 Now, if You will forgive their sin—! But if not, please blot me out of the book You have written.”

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G 32:32 Now, if You will forgive their sin, forgive it; but if not, blot me out of the book You have written.”

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32:33 YHWH said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.

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G 32:33 The Lord said to Moses, “If anyone has sinned before Me, I will blot him out of My book.

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32:34 Now go, lead the people to the place I told you. My angel will go before you. But on the day I visit, I will visit their sin upon them.”

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G 32:34 Now go down and lead this people to the place I told you. My angel goes before you. On the day I visit, I will bring their sin upon them.”

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32:35 YHWH struck the people because they had made the calf Aaron made.

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G 32:35 The Lord struck the people because of the making of the calf Aaron made.