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Exodus 32:9

Moses
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7 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves.

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.’”

The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

10 Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

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BSB
The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
WEB
The LORD said to Moses, “I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.
ASV
And Jehovah said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
DARBY
And Jehovah said to Moses, I see this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
BLB
And YHWH said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it [is] a stiff-necked people.
ÅB
Og Herren sa til Moses: Jeg har lagt merke til dette folk og sett at det er et hårdnakket folk.
OTB
Herren sa til Moses: «Jeg har sett dette folket, og de er sannelig et stivnakket folk.
B1930
Og Herren sa til Moses: Jeg har lagt merke til dette folk og sett at det er et hårdnakket folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 7:51

    You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

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  • Isaiah 48:4

    For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

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  • Deuteronomy 9:13

    The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

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  • Exodus 33:3

    Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

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  • Exodus 33:5

    For the LORD had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I should go with you for a single moment, I would destroy you. Now take off your jewelry, and I will decide what to do with you.’”

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  • Exodus 34:9

    “O Lord,” he said, “if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:8

    Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:27

    For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

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