‏ Exodus 32:1-9

The Golden Calf

1 Now when the people saw that Moses adelayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled around Aaron and said to him, “Come, bmake us
Or gods
a god who will go before us; for dthis Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt--we do not know what happened to him.”
2Aaron said to them, “ eTear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3So all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4Then he took the gold from their
Lit hand
hands, and fashioned it with an engraving tool and made it into a gcast metal calf; and they said, “
Or These are your gods
This is your god, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
5Now when Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of it; and Aaron made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” 6So the next day they got up early and ioffered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and jthe people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up kto engage in lewd behavior.

7 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go
Lit go down
down at once, for your people, whom myou brought up from the land of Egypt, have nbehaved corruptly.
8They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. oThey have made for themselves a cast metal calf, and have worshiped it and phave sacrificed to it and said, ‘
Or These are your gods
rThis is your god, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!’”
9 sThen the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are
Or a stiff-necked
uan obstinate people.
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