Exodus
Exodus 32:31
31So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| returned | וַיָּ֧שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and said | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Oh | אָ֣נָּ֗א | ’ān·nā | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| what a great | גְדֹלָ֔ה | ḡə·ḏō·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| sin | חֲטָאָ֣ה | ḥă·ṭā·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H2401 sin, sin-offering (?) |
| these | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֤ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| have committed | חָטָ֞א | ḥā·ṭā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| They have made | וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| gods | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of gold | זָהָֽב׃ | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| for themselves | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.