Exodus

Exodus 32:20

²⁰Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he took	וַיִּקַּ֞ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the calf	הָעֵ֨גֶל	hā·‘ê·ḡel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
they had made	עָשׂוּ֙	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
burned it	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
in the fire	בָּאֵ֔שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
ground	וַיִּטְחַ֖ן	way·yiṭ·ḥan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2912 grind
to	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
powder	דָּ֑ק	dāq	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine
and scattered	וַיִּ֙זֶר֙	way·yi·zer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the water	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
Then he forced	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to drink	וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ	way·yašq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
it	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative

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