Exodus

Exodus 32:2–4

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. ⁴He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”

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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

Exodus 32:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
from their hands	מִיָּדָ֗ם	mî·yā·ḏām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
and	וַיָּ֤צַר	way·yā·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
with an engraving tool	בַּחֶ֔רֶט	ba·ḥe·reṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2747 graving-tool, stylus
he fashioned	וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ	way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
it	אֹתוֹ֙	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
into a molten	מַסֵּכָ֑ה	mas·sê·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
calf	עֵ֣גֶל	‘ê·ḡel	Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
And they said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
These	אֵ֤לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
O Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
are your gods	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought you up	הֶעֱל֖וּךָ	he·‘ĕ·lū·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; second person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

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

Exodus 32:4 Nehemiah 9:18 · Acts 7:41 · Deuteronomy 9:16 · 1 Kings 12:28 · Exodus 32:8 · Isaiah 44:9–10 · Hosea 13:2 · Hosea 8:4–5 · 2 Kings 10:29 · Romans 1:21–23 · Psalm 106:19–21 · 2 Chronicles 13:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.