Exodus

Exodus 32:1

1Now 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!”a

Footnotes

  • a 32:1 Cited in Acts 7:40|ACT 7:40

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now when the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
sawוַיַּ֣רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
was delayedבֹשֵׁ֥שׁḇō·šêšVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH954 be ashamed
in coming downלָרֶ֣דֶתlā·re·ḏeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3381 come or go down, descend
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the mountainהָהָ֑רhā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
theyהָעָ֜םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
gatheredוַיִּקָּהֵ֨לway·yiq·qā·hêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6950 assemble as a קָהָל
aroundעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Aaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן’a·hă·rōnNoun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Comeק֣וּם׀qūmVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
makeעֲשֵׂה־‘ă·śêh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6213 do, make
usלָ֣נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
godsאֱלֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
will goיֵֽלְכוּ֙yê·lə·ḵūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
before usלְפָנֵ֔ינוּlə·p̄ā·nê·nūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH6440 face, before
As forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
thisזֶ֣ה׀zehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
brought us upהֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙he·‘ĕ·lā·nūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
we do notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowיָדַ֖עְנוּyā·ḏa‘·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3045 know
whatמֶה־meh-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
has happenedהָ֥יָהhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to himלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Cross-references

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Acts 7:40 · Deuteronomy 9:9 · Exodus 24:18 · 2 Peter 3:4 · Matthew 24:48 · Deuteronomy 9:11–12 · Deuteronomy 4:15–18 · Exodus 14:11 · Acts 17:29 · Exodus 13:21 · Exodus 32:7 · Exodus 33:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.