Exodus 32:21
19 And 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.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?
22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
23 For 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.
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 said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.
Read in contextJoshua 7:19–26
And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.
Read in context1 Kings 14:16
And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
Read in context2 Kings 21:9–11
But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:6–8
If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;
Read in contextGenesis 26:10
And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.
Read in context1 Kings 21:22
And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
Read in context1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
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