Exodus

Exodus 32:4–6

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!”

⁵When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”

⁶So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.^b

Footnotes

b 32:6 Or to play; cited in 1 Corinthians 10:7|1CO 10:7

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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

Exodus 32:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֔ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
saw this	וַיַּ֣רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
he built	וַיִּ֥בֶן	way·yi·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
before	לְפָנָ֑יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and proclaimed	וַיִּקְרָ֤א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Tomorrow	מָחָֽר׃	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
a feast	חַ֥ג	ḥaḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Exodus 32:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the next day	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
they arose	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֙ימוּ֙	way·yaš·kî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7925 start, rise, early
offered	וַיַּעֲל֣וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
burnt offerings	עֹלֹ֔ת	‘ō·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5930 whole burnt-offering
and presented	וַיַּגִּ֖שׁוּ	way·yag·gi·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
peace offerings	שְׁלָמִ֑ים	šə·lā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8002 sacrifice for alliance or friendship, 'peace-offering'
And the people	הָעָם֙	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
sat down	וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
to eat	לֶֽאֱכֹ֣ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁת֔וֹ	wə·šā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8354 drink
and got up	וַיָּקֻ֖מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to indulge in revelry	לְצַחֵֽק׃פ	lə·ṣa·ḥêq	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6711 laugh

Cross-references

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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

Exodus 32:5 2 Kings 10:20 · Leviticus 23:37 · Leviticus 23:2

Exodus 32:6 1 Corinthians 10:7 · Numbers 25:2 · Acts 7:41–42 · Exodus 32:17–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.