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Exodus 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.

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KJV King James Version

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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”

WEB World English Bible

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”

ASV American Standard Version

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from 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 know not what is become of him.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

And 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.’

Surrounding context — Exodus 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.

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.

3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto 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 they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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וַיַּ֣רְאH7200 · ra.ahto see: see הָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeople כִּֽי־H3588 · kifor בֹשֵׁ֥שׁH954 · bushbe ashamed מֹשֶׁ֖הH4872 · mo.shehMoses לָרֶ֣דֶתH3381 · ya.radto go down מִן־H4480 · minfrom הָהָ֑רH2022 · harmountain: mount וַיִּקָּהֵ֨לH6950 · qa.halto gather הָעָ֜םH5971 · ampeople עַֽל־H5921 · alupon אַהֲרֹ֗ןH175 · a.ha.ronAaron וַיֹּאמְר֤וּH559 · a.marto say אֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)ק֣וּם׀H6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamai עֲשֵׂה־H6213 · a.sahto make: do לָ֣נוּH9035 · nuus אֱלֹהִ֗יםH430 · e.lo.himGod אֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhich יֵֽלְכוּ֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: went לְפָנֵ֔ינוּH6440 · pa.nehface: before כִּי־H3588 · kifor זֶ֣ה׀H2088 · zehthis מֹשֶׁ֣הH4872 · mo.shehMoses הָאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishman אֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhich הֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: rise מֵאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planet מִצְרַ֔יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgypt לֹ֥אH3808 · lonot יָדַ֖עְנוּH3045 · ya.dato know מֶה־H4100 · mahwhat?הָ֥יָהH1961 · ha.yahto be לֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim

Cross-references

Acts 7:40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for [as for] this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.Deuteronomy 9:9When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:2 Peter 3:4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation.Matthew 24:48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;Exodus 24:18And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.Deuteronomy 9:11-12And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, [that] the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant.Deuteronomy 4:15-18Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:Acts 17:29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.Exodus 14:11And they said unto Moses, Because [there were] no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:Exodus 20:3-5Thou shalt have no other gods before me.Hosea 12:13And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.Exodus 33:14-15And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.Acts 19:26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:Micah 6:4For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.Exodus 32:7And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted [themselves]:Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?Exodus 16:3And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

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