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Exodus 32

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said אֲלֵהֶם֙to them אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron פָּֽרְקוּ֙tear off נִזְמֵ֣יthe rings of הַזָּהָ֔בthe gold אֲשֶׁר֙which בְּאָזְנֵ֣יare on the ears of נְשֵׁיכֶ֔םwives your בְּנֵיכֶ֖םsons your וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑םand daughters your וְהָבִ֖יאוּand bring them אֵלָֽי׃to me

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וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙and they tore off from themselves כָּל־all הָעָ֔םthe people אֶת־obj.נִזְמֵ֥יthe rings of הַזָּהָ֖בthe gold אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םwere on ears their וַיָּבִ֖יאוּand they brought them אֶֽל־to אַהֲרֹֽן׃Aaron

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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took them מִיָּדָ֗םfrom hand their וַיָּ֤צַרand he fashioned אֹתוֹ֙obj. it בַּחֶ֔רֶטwith the tool וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּand he made it עֵ֣גֶלa calf of מַסֵּכָ֑הmolten metal וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said אֵ֤לֶּהthese אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙are gods your יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israel אֲשֶׁ֥רwho הֶעֱל֖וּךָthey brought up you מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

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וַיַּ֣רְאand he saw אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron וַיִּ֥בֶןand he built מִזְבֵּ֖חַan altar לְפָנָ֑יוto before it וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called אַֽהֲרֹן֙Aaron וַיֹּאמַ֔רand he said חַ֥גa festival לַיהוָ֖הof Yahweh מָחָֽר׃will be tomorrow

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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙and they rose early מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next day וַיַּעֲל֣וּand they offered up עֹלֹ֔תburnt offerings וַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּand they brought near שְׁלָמִ֑יםpeace offerings וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand it sat down הָעָם֙the people לֶֽאֱכֹ֣לto eat וְשָׁת֔וֹand to drink וַיָּקֻ֖מוּand they arose לְצַחֵֽק׃ פto play

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וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses לֶךְ־go רֵ֕דgo down כִּ֚יfor שִׁחֵ֣תit has behaved corruptly עַמְּךָ֔people your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich הֶעֱלֵ֖יתָyou brought up מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

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סָ֣רוּthey have turned aside מַהֵ֗רquickly מִן־from הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the way אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich צִוִּיתִ֔םI commanded them עָשׂ֣וּthey have madeלָהֶ֔םfor the themselvesעֵ֖גֶלa calf of מַסֵּכָ֑הmolten metal וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־and they have bowed downלוֹ֙to the itוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־and they have sacrificedל֔וֹto the itוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they have said אֵ֤לֶּהthese אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙are gods your יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israel אֲשֶׁ֥רwho הֶֽעֱל֖וּךָthey brought up you מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses רָאִ֙יתִי֙I have seen אֶת־obj.הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this וְהִנֵּ֥הand there!עַם־is a people קְשֵׁה־stiff of עֹ֖רֶףneck הֽוּא׃it

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וְעַתָּה֙and therefore הַנִּ֣יחָהleave alone !לִּ֔יto the meוְיִֽחַר־so may it burn אַפִּ֥יanger myבָהֶ֖םon the themוַאֲכַלֵּ֑םso I may make an end of them וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥הand I may make אוֹתְךָ֖obj. you לְג֥וֹיinto a nation גָּדֽוֹל׃great

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וַיִּנָּ֖חֶםand he relented יְהוָ֑הYahweh עַל־on הָ֣רָעָ֔הthe harm אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich דִּבֶּ֖רhe had spoken לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto do לְעַמּֽוֹ׃ פto people his

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וַיִּ֜פֶןand he turned וַיֵּ֤רֶדand he went down מֹשֶׁה֙Moses מִן־from הָהָ֔רthe mountain וּשְׁנֵ֛יand the two לֻחֹ֥תthe tablets of הָעֵדֻ֖תthe testimony בְּיָד֑וֹwere in hand his לֻחֹ֗תtablets כְּתֻבִים֙written מִשְּׁנֵ֣יfrom the two עֶבְרֵיהֶ֔םsides their מִזֶּ֥הfrom this וּמִזֶּ֖הand from this הֵ֥םthey כְּתֻבִֽים׃were written

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וְהַ֨לֻּחֹ֔תand the tablets מַעֲשֵׂ֥הwere the work of אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod הֵ֑מָּהthey וְהַמִּכְתָּ֗בand the writing מִכְתַּ֤בwas the writing of אֱלֹהִים֙God ה֔וּאit חָר֖וּתengraved עַל־on הַלֻּחֹֽת׃the tablets

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֧עand he heard יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַJoshua אֶת־obj.ק֥וֹלthe sound of הָעָ֖םthe people בְּרֵע֑וֹin shouting its וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses ק֥וֹלa sound of מִלְחָמָ֖הbattle בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃is in the camp

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said אֵ֥יןthere not קוֹל֙is a sound of עֲנ֣וֹתsinging of גְּבוּרָ֔הstrength וְאֵ֥יןand there not ק֖וֹלis a sound of עֲנ֣וֹתsinging of חֲלוּשָׁ֑הweakness ק֣וֹלa sound of עַנּ֔וֹתsinging אָנֹכִ֖יI שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃am hearing

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וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took אֶת־obj.הָעֵ֨גֶלthe calf אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich עָשׂוּ֙they had made וַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ףand he burned it בָּאֵ֔שׁwith the fire וַיִּטְחַ֖ןand he ground it עַ֣דuntil אֲשֶׁר־that דָּ֑קit was fine וַיִּ֙זֶר֙and he scattered it עַל־on פְּנֵ֣יthe surface of הַמַּ֔יִםthe water וַיַּ֖שְׁקְand he made drink it אֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁה֙Moses אֶֽל־to אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron מֶֽה־what?עָשָׂ֥הdid it doלְךָ֖to the youהָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֑הthe this כִּֽי־that הֵבֵ֥אתָyou have brought עָלָ֖יוon it חֲטָאָ֥הa sin גְדֹלָֽה׃great

22

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron אַל־may not יִ֥חַרit burn אַ֖ףthe anger of אֲדֹנִ֑יlord my אַתָּה֙you יָדַ֣עְתָּyou know אֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe people כִּ֥יthat בְרָ֖עis on evil הֽוּא׃it

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וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּand they saidלִ֔יto the meעֲשֵׂה־makeלָ֣נוּfor the usאֱלֹהִ֔יםgods אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יֵלְכ֖וּthey will go לְפָנֵ֑ינוּto before us כִּי־for זֶ֣ה׀this מֹשֶׁ֣הMoses הָאִ֗ישׁthe man אֲשֶׁ֤רwho הֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he brought up us מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land of מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt לֹ֥אnot יָדַ֖עְנוּwe know מֶה־what?הָ֥יָהhas it happenedלֽוֹ׃to the him

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וָאֹמַ֤רand I saidלָהֶם֙to the themלְמִ֣יbelongs to whom?זָהָ֔בgold הִתְפָּרָ֖קוּtear it off from yourselves וַיִּתְּנוּ־and they gave itלִ֑יto the meוָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּand I threw it בָאֵ֔שׁin the fire וַיֵּצֵ֖אand it came out הָעֵ֥גֶלthe calf הַזֶּֽה׃the this

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וַיַּ֤רְאand he saw מֹשֶׁה֙Moses אֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe people כִּ֥יfor פָרֻ֖עַwas running wild ה֑וּאit כִּֽי־for פְרָעֹ֣הhad let it run wild he אַהֲרֹ֔ןAaron לְשִׁמְצָ֖הfor derision בְּקָמֵיהֶֽם׃among those who rise against them

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וַיַּעֲמֹ֤דand he stood מֹשֶׁה֙Moses בְּשַׁ֣עַרat the gate of הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הthe camp וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said מִ֥יwho?לַיהוָ֖הbelongs to Yahweh אֵלָ֑יto me וַיֵּאָסְפ֥וּand they gathered themselves אֵלָ֖יוto him כָּל־all בְּנֵ֥יthe descendants of לֵוִֽי׃Levi

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וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּand they did בְנֵֽי־the descendants of לֵוִ֖יLevi כִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word of מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses וַיִּפֹּ֤לand it fell מִן־of הָעָם֙the people בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הַה֔וּאthe that כִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתabout three אַלְפֵ֖יthousands אִֽישׁ׃persons

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses מִלְא֨וּfill יֶדְכֶ֤םhand your הַיּוֹם֙this day לַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahweh כִּ֛יfor אִ֥ישׁeveryone בִּבְנ֖וֹwas on son his וּבְאָחִ֑יוand on brother his וְלָתֵ֧תand to put עֲלֵיכֶ֛םon the yourselves הַיּ֖וֹםthis day בְּרָכָֽה׃a blessing

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וַיְהִי֙and it was מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next day וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁה֙Moses אֶל־to הָעָ֔םthe people אַתֶּ֥םyou חֲטָאתֶ֖םyou have sinned חֲטָאָ֣הa sin גְדֹלָ֑הgreat וְעַתָּה֙and now אֶֽעֱלֶ֣הI will go up אֶל־to יְהוָ֔הYahweh אוּלַ֥יperhaps אֲכַפְּרָ֖הI will atone בְּעַ֥דfor חַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃sin your

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וַיָּ֧שָׁבand he returned מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses אֶל־to יְהוָ֖הYahweh וַיֹּאמַ֑רand he said אָ֣נָּ֗אI beg you חָטָ֞אit has sinned הָעָ֤םthe people הַזֶּה֙the this חֲטָאָ֣הa sin גְדֹלָ֔הgreat וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּand they have madeלָהֶ֖םfor the themselvesאֱלֹהֵ֥יgods of זָהָֽב׃gold

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וְעַתָּ֖הand therefore אִם־if תִּשָּׂ֣אyou will forgive חַטָּאתָ֑םsin their וְאִם־and if אַ֕יִןnot מְחֵ֣נִיwipe out me נָ֔אplease מִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖from book your אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich כָּתָֽבְתָּ׃you have written

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses מִ֚יwho?אֲשֶׁ֣רis the one who חָֽטָא־he has sinnedלִ֔יto the meאֶמְחֶ֖נּוּI will wipe out him מִסִּפְרִֽי׃from book my

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וְעַתָּ֞הand now לֵ֣ךְ׀go נְחֵ֣הlead אֶת־obj.הָעָ֗םthe people אֶ֤לto אֲשֶׁר־where דִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙I have spokenלָ֔ךְto the youהִנֵּ֥הthere!מַלְאָכִ֖יangel my יֵלֵ֣ךְhe will go לְפָנֶ֑יךָto before you וּבְי֣וֹםand on the day פָּקְדִ֔יvisit I וּפָקַדְתִּ֥יand I will visit עֲלֵיהֶ֖םon them חַטָּאתָֽם׃sin their

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וַיִּגֹּ֥ףand he struck יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶת־obj.הָעָ֑םthe people עַ֚לon אֲשֶׁ֣רthat עָשׂ֣וּthey had made אֶת־obj.הָעֵ֔גֶלthe calf אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich עָשָׂ֖הhe had made אַהֲרֹֽן׃ סAaron

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