Psalms

Psalm 106:19–20

¹⁹At Horeb^c they made a calf

and worshiped a molten image.

²⁰They exchanged their Glory^d

for the image of a grass-eating ox.

Footnotes

c 106:19 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai
d 106:20 Or their glorious God

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At Horeb	בְּחֹרֵ֑ב	bə·ḥō·rêḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2722 Horeb
they made	יַעֲשׂוּ־	ya·‘ă·śū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
a calf	עֵ֥גֶל	‘ê·ḡel	Noun - masculine singular	H5695 calf
and worshiped	וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
a molten image	לְמַסֵּכָֽה׃	lə·mas·sê·ḵāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They exchanged	וַיָּמִ֥ירוּ	way·yā·mî·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4171 change
their Glory	כְּבוֹדָ֑ם	kə·ḇō·w·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
for the image	בְּתַבְנִ֥ית	bə·ṯaḇ·nîṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8403 construction, pattern, figure
of a grass-eating	אֹכֵ֥ל	’ō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
ox	שׁ֥וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 106:19 Exodus 32:4–8 · Exodus 32:35

Psalm 106:20 Jeremiah 2:11 · Romans 1:22–23 · Exodus 20:4–5 · Psalm 89:17 · Isaiah 40:18–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.