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Exodus 32:23

MosesEgypt
Sin

21 “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.

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!”

25 Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.

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BSB
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!’
KJV
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.
WEB
For 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.’
ASV
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 know not what is become of him.
DARBY
And they said to me, Make us a god, who will go before us; for this Moses, the man that has brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him!
BLB
And they said to me, ‘Make for us gods who shall go before our faces. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.’
ÅB
de sa til meg: Gjør oss en gud som kan dra foran oss! For denne Moses, han som førte oss opp fra Egypt - vi vet ikke hva det er blitt av ham.
OTB
De sa til meg: ‘Lag oss en gud som kan gå foran oss; for denne Moses, som førte oss opp fra landet Egypt, vet vi ikke hva som har hendt med ham.’
B1930
de sa til mig: Gjør oss en gud som kan dra foran oss! For denne Moses, han som førte oss op fra Egyptens land - vi vet ikke hvad det er blitt av ham.

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  • Exodus 32:1–4

    Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, 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!”

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  • Exodus 32:8

    How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”

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