Exodus 32

The Israelites fashion a golden calf idol while Moses is on Sinai; YHWH threatens destruction but relents at Moses' intercession.[1][2][4] Moses descends, shatters the tablets, destroys the idol, and the Levites kill 3,000 idolaters.[1][2]

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Interlinear Text

saw the people that delayed Moses to come down from the mountain gathered themselves together the people to Aaron said to him arise make for us gods who shall go before us for this Moses the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt not we know what has become to him
1 וַ/יַּ֣רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare saw HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC בֹשֵׁ֥שׁ 𐤁𐤔𐤔 voshesh delayed HVop3ms מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp לָ/רֶ֣דֶת 𐤋/𐤓𐤃𐤕 laredet to come down HR/Vqc מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הָ/הָ֑ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the mountain HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקָּהֵ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤋 vayiqahel gathered themselves together HC/VNw3ms הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people HTd/Ncmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR אַהֲרֹ֗ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron HNp וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru said HC/Vqw3mp אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him HR/Sp3ms ק֣וּם 𐤒𐤅𐤌 qum arise HVqv2ms עֲשֵׂה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 aseh make HVqv2ms לָ֣/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) gods HNcmpa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr יֵֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu shall go HVqi3mp לְ/פָנֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 lefaneynu before us HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses HNp הָ/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who HTr הֶֽעֱלָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤄𐤏𐤋/𐤍𐤅 heelanu brought us up HVhp3ms/Sp1cp מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets out of the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָדַ֖עְנוּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤍𐤅 yadaenu we know HVqp1cp מֶה 𐤌𐤄 meh what HTi הָ֥יָה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has become HVqp3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms
they have turned aside quickly from the way which I commanded them they have made for themselves a calf molten and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said These are your gods O Israel who have brought you up from the land of Egypt
8 סָ֣רוּ 𐤎𐤓𐤅 saru they have turned aside HVqp3cp מַהֵ֗ר 𐤌𐤄𐤓 maher quickly HVpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַ/דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 haderekhe the way HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr צִוִּיתִ֔/ם 𐤑𐤅𐤉𐤕/𐤌 tsivitim I commanded them HVpp1cs/Sp3mp עָשׂ֣וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they have made HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for themselves HR/Sp3mp עֵ֖גֶל 𐤏𐤂𐤋 egel a calf HNcmsa מַסֵּכָ֑ה 𐤌𐤎𐤊𐤄 masekhah molten HNcfsa וַ/יִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and have worshiped HC/Vtw3mp ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּזְבְּחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vayizebechu and have sacrificed HC/Vqw3mp ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said HC/Vqw3mp אֵ֤לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh These HPdxcp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) are your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael O Israel HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who HTr הֶֽעֱל֖וּ/ךָ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅/𐤊 heelukha have brought you up HVhp3cp/Sp2ms מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp
why should they say the Egyptians saying with evil intent he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to annihilate them from upon the face of the ground turn from the heat of your anger and relent concerning the evil to your people
12 לָ/מָּה֩ 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why HR/Ti יֹאמְר֨וּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru should they say HVqi3mp מִצְרַ֜יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim the Egyptians HNp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc בְּ/רָעָ֤ה 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤄 beraah with evil intent HR/Ncfsa הֽוֹצִיאָ/ם֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤌 hotsiam he brought them out HVhp3ms/Sp3mp לַ/הֲרֹ֤ג 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂 laharog to kill HR/Vqc אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp בֶּֽ/הָרִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 beharim in the mountains HRd/Ncmpa וּ֨/לְ/כַלֹּתָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤌 ulekhalotam and to annihilate them HC/R/Vpc/Sp3mp מֵ/עַ֖ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon HR/R פְּנֵ֣י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face HNcbpc הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the ground HTd/Ncfsa שׁ֚וּב 𐤔𐤅𐤁 shuv turn HVqv2ms מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 mecharon from the heat HR/Ncmsc אַפֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha of your anger HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/הִנָּחֵ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤌 vehinachem and relent HC/VNv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning HR הָ/רָעָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the evil HTd/Ncfsa לְ/עַמֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 leamekha to your people HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
remember Abraham Isaac and Israel your servants whom you swore to them by yourself and said to them I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and all the land this that I have spoken I will give to your offspring and they shall inherit forever
13 זְכֹ֡ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zekhor remember HVqv2ms לְ/אַבְרָהָם֩ 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham Abraham HR/Np לְ/יִצְחָ֨ק 𐤋/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 leyitsechaq Isaac HR/Np וּ/לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 uleyiserael and Israel HC/R/Np עֲבָדֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha your servants HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 nishebaeta you swore HVNp2ms לָ/הֶם֮ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp בָּ/ךְ֒ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe by yourself HR/Sp2fs וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓 vatedaber and said HC/Vpw2ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them HR/Sp3mp אַרְבֶּה֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 arebeh I will multiply HVhi1cs אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et HTo זַרְעֲ/כֶ֔ם 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊𐤌 zareakhem your offspring HNcmsc/Sp2mp כְּ/כוֹכְבֵ֖י 𐤊/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉 kekhokhevey as the stars HR/Ncmpc הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven HTd/Ncmpa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֜את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this HTd/Pdxfs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr אָמַ֗רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I have spoken HVqp1cs אֶתֵּן֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten I will give HVqi1cs לְ/זַרְעֲ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊𐤌 lezareakhem to your offspring HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/נָחֲל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤅 venachalu and they shall inherit HC/Vqq3cp לְ/עֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤌 leolam forever HR/Ncmsa
And it was as he approached to the camp and he saw [direct object marker] the calf and the dances and burned anger Moses' and he threw from his hand from his hands [direct object marker] the tablets and broke them at the foot of the mountain
19 וַֽ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr קָרַב֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤁 qarav he approached HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יַּ֥רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָ/עֵ֖גֶל 𐤄/𐤏𐤂𐤋 haegel the calf HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מְחֹלֹ֑ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤕 umecholot and the dances HC/Ncfpa וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned HC/Vqw3ms אַ֣ף 𐤀𐤐 af anger HTa מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses' HNp וַ/יַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤊 vayashelekhe and he threw HC/Vhw3ms מ/יד/ו 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 mydv from his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms מִ/יָּדָי/ו֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 miyadayv from his hands HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo הַ/לֻּחֹ֔ת 𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤕 haluchot the tablets HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יְשַׁבֵּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤓 vayeshaber and broke HC/Vpw3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat at the foot of HR הָ/הָֽר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar the mountain HTd/Ncmsa
and he said to them thus says YHWH God of Israel put each man his sword on his thigh go through and return from gate to gate in the camp and kill each man [direct object marker] his brother and each man [direct object marker] his companion and each man [direct object marker] his neighbor
27 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֗ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp שִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 simu put HVqv2mp אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa חַרְבּ֖/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword HNcfsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR יְרֵכ֑/וֹ 𐤉𐤓𐤊/𐤅 yerekho his thigh HNcfsc/Sp3ms עִבְר֨וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 iveru go through HVqv2mp וָ/שׁ֜וּבוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 vashuvu and return HC/Vqv2mp מִ/שַּׁ֤עַר 𐤌/𐤔𐤏𐤓 mishaar from gate HR/Ncmsa לָ/שַׁ֨עַר֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤏𐤓 lashaar to gate HR/Ncmsa בַּֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bamachaneh in the camp HRd/Ncbsa וְ/הִרְג֧וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 vehiregu and kill HC/Vqv2mp אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 each man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo אָחִ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and each man HC/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo רֵעֵ֖/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his companion HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish-2 and each man HC/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 [direct object marker] HTo קְרֹבֽ/וֹ 𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤅 qerovo his neighbor HAamsc/Sp3ms
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