Exodus
Exodus 32:2–3
2So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
3Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
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Exodus 32:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| told | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | אֲלֵהֶם֙ | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Take off | פָּֽרְקוּ֙ | pā·rə·qū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H6561 tear apart, away |
| the gold | הַזָּהָ֔ב | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| earrings | נִזְמֵ֣י | niz·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5141 ring |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| are on | בְּאָזְנֵ֣י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| your wives | נְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם | nə·šê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| and sons | בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| and bring them | וְהָבִ֖יאוּ | wə·hā·ḇî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to me | אֵלָֽי׃ | ’ê·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Exodus 32:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| took off | וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙ | way·yiṯ·pā·rə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6561 tear apart, away |
| their gold | הַזָּהָ֖ב | haz·zā·hāḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| earrings | נִזְמֵ֥י | niz·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5141 ring |
| and brought them | וַיָּבִ֖יאוּ | way·yā·ḇî·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹֽן׃ | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
Cross-references
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Exodus 32:2 Exodus 12:35–36 · Judges 8:24–27 · Ezekiel 16:11–12 · Hosea 2:8 · Ezekiel 16:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.