Exo 32:1-9 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain , the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “ Come , make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses , the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt , we do not know what has become of him.”

Exodus 32:1-9

1 Now when the people saw that Moses ^adelayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, ^bmake us ^{▼▼ Or gods}a god who will go before us; as for ^dthis Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 Aaron said to them, ^e“Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a ^fmolten calf; and they said, ^{▼▼ Or These are your gods}“This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.” 5 Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” 6 So the next day they rose early and ^hoffered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and ⁱthe people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up ^jto play.

7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go ^{▼▼ Lit go down}down at once, for your people, whom ^lyou brought up from the land of Egypt, have ^mcorrupted themselves. 8 “They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. ⁿThey have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and ^ohave sacrificed to it and said, ‘ ^{▼▼ Or These are your gods
,} ^qThis is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’” 9 ^rThe Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are ^{▼▼ Or a stiff-necked
,} ^tan obstinate people.