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Exodus 32

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35 verses in KJV · 393 outgoing cross-reference links

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Opening verses of Exodus 32 (KJV)

32:1 And 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.

32:2 And 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.

32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.

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Historical / attribution context

Traditional writer attribution: Moses

Approximate study chronology: c. 1491 BC

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