Exodus

Exodus 32:8

⁸How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and 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
How quickly they have	מַהֵ֗ר	ma·hêr	Adverb	H4118 hurrying, in a hurry
turned aside	סָ֣רוּ	sā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the way	הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I commanded them	צִוִּיתִ֔ם	ṣiw·wî·ṯim	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
They have made	עָשׂ֣וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
for themselves	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
a molten	מַסֵּכָ֑ה	mas·sê·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
calf	עֵ֖גֶל	‘ê·ḡel	Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
and have bowed down	וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
to it	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
They have sacrificed	וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־	way·yiz·bə·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to it	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and 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	הֶֽעֱל֖וּךָ	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

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Exodus 20:3–4 · 1 Kings 12:28 · Exodus 20:23 · Deuteronomy 9:16 · Exodus 22:20 · Judges 2:17

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