Exodus 32 - Compare Translations
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Exodus 32:1
KJVAnd when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
WEBWhen the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.”
YLTAnd the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, `Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him.'
Exodus 32:2
KJVAnd Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
WEBAaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.”
YLTAnd Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which [are] in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;'
Exodus 32:3
KJVAnd all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
WEBAll the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
YLTand all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
Exodus 32:4
KJVAnd he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
WEBHe received what they handed him, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf. Then they said, “These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
YLTand he receiveth from their hand, and doth fashion it with a graving tool, and doth make it a molten calf, and they say, `These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
Exodus 32:5
KJVAnd when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.
WEBWhen Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to Yahweh.”
YLTAnd Aaron seeth, and buildeth an altar before it, and Aaron calleth, and saith, `A festival to Jehovah -- to-morrow;'
Exodus 32:6
KJVAnd they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
WEBThey rose up early on the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.
YLTand they rise early on the morrow, and cause burnt-offerings to ascend, and bring nigh peace-offerings; and the people sit down to eat and to drink, and rise up to play.
Exodus 32:7
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
WEBYahweh spoke to Moses, “Go, get down; for your people, who you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves!
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Go, descend, for thy people whom thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt hath done corruptly,
Exodus 32:8
KJVThey have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
WEBThey have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
YLTthey have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
Exodus 32:9
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
WEBYahweh said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `I have seen this people, and lo, it [is] a stiff-necked people;
Exodus 32:10
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Exodus 32:11
KJVAnd Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
WEBMoses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
YLTAnd Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, `Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?
Exodus 32:12
KJVWherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
WEBWhy should the Egyptians speak, saying, ‘He brought them out for evil, to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the surface of the earth?’ Turn from your fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against your people.
YLTwhy do the Egyptians speak, saying, For evil He brought them out to slay them among mountains, and to consume them from off the face of the ground? turn back from the heat of Thine anger, and repent of the evil against Thy people.
Exodus 32:13
KJVRemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
WEBRemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’”
YLT`Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;'
Exodus 32:14
KJVAnd the Lord repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
WEBYahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.
YLTand Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.
Exodus 32:15
KJVAnd Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
WEBMoses turned, and went down from the mountain, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.
YLTAnd Moses turneth, and goeth down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [are] in his hand, tables written on both their sides, on this and on that [are] they written;
Exodus 32:16
KJVAnd the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
WEBThe tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
YLTand the tables are the work of God, and the writing is the writing of God, graven on the tables.
Exodus 32:17
KJVAnd when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
WEBWhen Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.”
YLTAnd Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, `A noise of battle in the camp!'
Exodus 32:18
KJVAnd he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear.
WEBHe said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear.”
YLTand he saith, `It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness -- a voice of singing I am hearing.'
Exodus 32:19
KJVAnd it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
WEBAs soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, when he hath drawn near unto the camp, that he seeth the calf, and the dancing, and the anger of Moses burneth, and he casteth out of his hands the tables, and breaketh them under the mount;
Exodus 32:20
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Exodus 32:21
KJVAnd Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
WEBMoses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
YLTAnd Moses saith unto Aaron, `What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'
Exodus 32:22
KJVAnd Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
WEBAaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
YLTand Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou -- thou hast known the people that it [is] in evil;
Exodus 32:23
KJVFor they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
WEBFor they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’
YLTand they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses -- the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt -- we have not known what hath happened to him;
Exodus 32:24
KJVAnd I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
WEBI said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:’ so they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
YLTand I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break [it] off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.'
Exodus 32:25
KJVAnd when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
WEBWhen Moses saw that the people had broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies),
YLTAnd Moses seeth the people that it [is] unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,
Exodus 32:26
KJVThen Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
WEBthen Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on Yahweh’s side, come to me!”
YLTand Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, `Who [is] for Jehovah? -- unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;
Exodus 32:27
KJVAnd he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
WEBHe said to them, “Yahweh says, the God of Israel, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”
YLTand he saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'
Exodus 32:28
KJVAnd the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
WEBThe sons of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.
YLTAnd the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,
Exodus 32:29
KJVFor Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
WEBMoses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to Yahweh, yes, every man against his son, and against his brother; that he may give you a blessing today.”
YLTand Moses saith, `Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man [is] against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.'
Exodus 32:30
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Exodus 32:31
KJVAnd Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
WEBMoses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
YLTAnd Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;
Exodus 32:32
KJVYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
WEBYet now, if you will, forgive their sin—and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”
YLTand now, if Thou takest away their sin -- and if not -- blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'
Exodus 32:33
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
WEBYahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, him I will blot out of my book.
YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Whoso hath sinned against Me -- I blot him out of My book;
Exodus 32:34
KJVTherefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.
WEBNow go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
YLTand now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging -- then I have charged upon them their sin.'
Exodus 32:35
KJVAnd the Lord plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
WEBYahweh struck the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.
YLTAnd Jehovah plagueth the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.
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