Exodus
Exodus 32:22–23
22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil. 23They told me, ‘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!’
Word by word
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Exodus 32:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be enraged | יִ֥חַר | yi·ḥar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֑י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֔ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| yourself know | יָדַ֣עְתָּ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are intent on evil | בְרָ֖ע | ḇə·rā‘ | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Exodus 32:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They told | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Make | עֲשֵׂה־ | ‘ă·śêh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| us | לָ֣נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| gods | אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| will go | יֵלְכ֖וּ | yê·lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before us | לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ | lə·p̄ā·nê·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H6440 face, before |
| As for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | זֶ֣ה׀ | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| brought us up | הֶֽעֱלָ֙נוּ֙ | he·‘ĕ·lā·nū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of the land | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| we do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדַ֖עְנוּ | yā·ḏa‘·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H3045 know |
| what | מֶה־ | meh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| has happened | הָ֥יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to him | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
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Exodus 32:22 Deuteronomy 9:24 · Exodus 14:11 · Exodus 16:20 · Exodus 15:24 · Psalm 36:4 · 1 Samuel 15:24 · Proverbs 4:16
Exodus 32:23 Exodus 32:1–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.