Chapter 32

And when the people saw⁴ that Moses delayed¹⁴ to come down² out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together¹¹ unto Aaron, and said⁴ unto him, Up,³ make³ us gods, which shall go⁴ before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up⁵² out of the land of Egypt, we wot¹ not what is become of him.

And Aaron said⁴ unto them, Break off¹⁶ the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring⁵⁴ [them] unto me.

And all the people brake off¹⁰¹ the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought⁵⁵ [them] unto Aaron.

And he received⁴ [them] at their hand, and fashioned⁴ it with a graving tool, after he had made⁴ it a molten calf: and they said,⁴ These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up⁵² out of the land of Egypt.

And when Aaron saw⁴ [it], he built⁴ an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation,⁴ and said,⁴ To morrow [is] a feast to the LORD.

And they rose up early⁵⁵ on the morrow, and offered⁵⁵ burnt offerings, and brought⁵⁵ peace offerings; and the people sat down⁴ to eat² and to drink,² and rose up⁴ to play.¹⁵

And the LORD said¹⁷ unto Moses, Go,³ get thee down;³ for thy people, which thou broughtest⁵² out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted¹⁴ [themselves]:

They have turned aside¹ quickly out of the way which I commanded¹⁴ them: they have made¹ them a molten calf, and have worshipped¹⁰¹ it, and have sacrificed⁴ thereunto, and said,⁴ These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up⁵² out of the land of Egypt.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, I have seen¹ this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked ⁶²⁰³ people:

Now therefore let me alone,⁵⁴ that my wrath may wax hot⁴ against them, and that I may consume¹⁷ them: and I will make⁴ of thee a great nation.

And Moses besought^{17 6440} the LORD his God, and said,⁴ LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot⁴ against thy people, which thou hast brought forth⁵² out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?

Wherefore should the Egyptians speak,⁴ and say,² For mischief did he bring them out,⁵² to slay² them in the mountains, and to consume¹⁵ them from the face of the earth? Turn³ from thy fierce wrath, and repent¹⁰ of this evil against thy people.

Remember³ Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest⁸ by thine own self, and saidst¹⁷ unto them, I will multiply⁵⁵ your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken¹ of will I give⁴ unto your seed, and they shall inherit¹ [it] for ever.

And the LORD repented¹¹ of the evil which he thought¹⁴ to do² unto his people.

And Moses turned,⁴ and went down⁴ from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written⁷ on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.⁷

And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven⁷ upon the tables.

And when Joshua heard⁴ the noise of the people as they shouted, he said⁴ unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.

And he said,⁴ [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout² for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry² for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing¹⁵ do I hear.⁶

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh¹ unto the camp, that he saw⁴ the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot,⁴ and he cast⁵⁵ the tables out of his hands, and brake¹⁷ them beneath the mount.

And he took⁴ the calf which they had made,¹ and burnt⁴ [it] in the fire, and ground⁴ [it] to powder,¹ and strawed⁴ [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink⁵⁵ [of it].

And Moses said⁴ unto Aaron, What did¹ this people unto thee, that thou hast brought⁵² so great a sin upon them?

And Aaron said,⁴ Let not the anger of my lord wax hot:⁴ thou knowest¹ the people, that they [are set] on mischief.

For they said⁴ unto me, Make³ us gods, which shall go⁴ before us: for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up⁵² out of the land of Egypt, we wot¹ not what is become of him.

And I said⁴ unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break [it] off.¹⁰⁰ So they gave⁴ [it] me: then I cast⁵⁵ it into the fire, and there came out⁴ this calf.

And when Moses saw⁴ that the people [were] naked;⁷ (for Aaron had made them naked¹ unto [their] shame among their enemies:)⁵

Then Moses stood⁴ in the gate of the camp, and said,⁴ Who [is] on the LORD'S side? [let him come] unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered¹¹ themselves together unto him.

And he said⁴ unto them, Thus saith¹ the LORD God of Israel, Put³ every man his sword by his side, [and] go³ in and out³ from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay³ every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

And the children of Levi did⁴ according to the word of Moses: and there fell⁴ of the people that day about three thousand men.

For Moses had said,⁴ Consecrate yourselves³ to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow² upon you a blessing this day.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said⁴ unto the people, Ye have sinned¹ a great sin: and now I will go up⁴ unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement¹⁷ for your sin.

And Moses returned⁴ unto the LORD, and said,⁴ Oh, this people have sinned¹ a great sin, and have made⁴ them gods of gold.

Yet now, if thou wilt forgive⁴ their sin--; and if not, blot³ me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.¹

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned¹ against me, him will I blot out⁴ of my book.

Therefore now go,³ lead³ the people unto [the place] of which I have spoken¹⁴ unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go⁴ before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit² I will visit¹ their sin upon them.

And the LORD plagued⁴ the people, because they made¹ the calf, which Aaron made.¹