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Exodus 32:22

Aaron
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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.

21 “What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”

“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!’

24 So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”

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BSB
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
KJV
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
WEB
Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
ASV
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on evil.
DARBY
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on mischief.
BLB
And Aaron said, “Let not the anger of my lord burn. You have known the people, that it [is] in evil.
ÅB
Aron svarte: La ikke din vrede tennes opp, herre! Du vet selv at dette folk ligger i det onde;
OTB
Aron svarte: «La ikke min herres vrede brenne; du vet selv at folket er tilbøyelig til det onde.
B1930
Aron svarte: La ikke din vrede optendes, herre! Du vet selv at dette folk ligger i det onde;

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 9:24

    You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.

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  • Exodus 14:11

    They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

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  • Exodus 15:24

    So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

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  • 1 Samuel 15:24

    Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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  • Psalms 36:4

    Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

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  • Exodus 16:20

    But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

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  • Proverbs 4:16

    For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

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  • Exodus 16:28

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

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