Exodus
Exodus 32:4
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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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.