Exodus 32:21
19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
20 Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.
“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
22 “Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
23 They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
- KJV
- And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
- WEB
- Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
- ASV
- And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?
- DARBY
- And Moses said to Aaron, What has this people done to thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin on them?
- BLB
- And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, that you have brought upon them a great sin?”
- ÅB
- Så sa Moses til Aron: Hva har dette folk gjort deg, siden du har ført så stor en synd over det?
- OTB
- Moses sa til Aron: «Hva gjorde dette folket mot deg, siden du har brakt en så stor synd over dem?»
- B1930
- Så sa Moses til Aron: Hvad har dette folk gjort dig, siden du har ført så stor en synd over det?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
Read in contextJoshua 7:19–26
So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
Read in context1 Kings 14:16
So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
Read in context2 Kings 21:9–11
But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:6–8
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,
Read in contextGenesis 26:10
“What is this you have done to us?” asked Abimelech. “One of the people could easily have slept with your wife, and you would have brought guilt upon us.”
Read in context1 Kings 21:22
I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
Read in context1 Samuel 26:19
Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
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