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1. The Golden Calf

   (Deuteronomy 9:7–29; Acts 7:39–43)

2. 1ENGLEEAnd when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people assembled themselves together around Aaron, and they said unto him, Up, make us gods, that shall go before us; for of this man Moses, who hath brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.BSBBSB: 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!”
3. 2ENGLEEAnd Aaron said unto them, Take out the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.BSBBSB: So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”
4. 3ENGLEEAnd all the people took out the golden earrings, which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.BSBBSB: Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.
5. 4ENGLEEAnd he took them from their hand, and fashioned it in a mould, and he made of it a molten calf; and they said, These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.BSBBSB: He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
6. 5ENGLEEAnd when Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron called out, and said, A feast unto the Lord is tomorrow.BSBBSB: When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”
7. 6ENGLEEAnd they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought near peace-offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.BSBBSB: So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
8. 7ENGLEEAnd the Lord spoke unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, hath become corrupt:BSBBSB: 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.
9. 8ENGLEEThey have turned aside quickly from the way which I have commanded them; they have made themselves a molten calf: and they have bowed themselves to it, and have sacrificed unto it, and have said, These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.BSBBSB: 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.’”
10. 9ENGLEEAnd the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people.BSBBSB: The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
11. 10ENGLEEAnd now let me alone, and my wrath shall wax hot against them, and I will make an end of them; and I will make of thee a great nation.BSBBSB: Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
12. 11ENGLEEThereupon Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Why, O Lord, shall thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt, with great power and with a mighty hand?BSBBSB: 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?
13. 12ENGLEEWherefore should the Egyptians say thus, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to destroy them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent thee of the evil decreed against thy people.BSBBSB: Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.
14. 13ENGLEERemember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou didst swear by thy own self, and speak unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.BSBBSB: Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’”
15. 14ENGLEEAnd the Lord bethought himself of the evil which he had spoken to do unto his people.BSBBSB: So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.
16. 15ENGLEEAnd Moses turned about, and went down from the mount with the two tables of the testimony in his hand: tables inscribed on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they inscribed.BSBBSB: Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
17. 16ENGLEEAnd the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the tables.BSBBSB: The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
18. 17ENGLEEAnd Joshua heard the noise of the people in its shouting, and he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.BSBBSB: When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
19. 18ENGLEEAnd he said, It is not the voice of a shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of a cry for defeat; the noise of singing do I hear.BSBBSB: But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”
20. 19ENGLEEAnd it came to pass, when he came nigh unto the camp, and he saw the calf, and the dancing: that the anger of Moses waxed hot, and he cast from his hands the tables, and broke them at the foot of the mount.BSBBSB: 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.
21. 20ENGLEEAnd he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in fire, and ground it to a powder, and he strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.BSBBSB: 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.
22. 21ENGLEEAnd Moses said unto Aaron, What hath this people done unto thee, that thou hast brought upon it so great a sin?BSBBSB: “What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”
23. 22ENGLEEAnd Aaron said, Let not the anger of my Lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that it is bent on mischief.BSBBSB: “Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
24. 23ENGLEEAnd they said unto me, Make us gods that shall go before us; for of this man Moses, who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what hath become of him.BSBBSB: 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!’
25. 24ENGLEEAnd I said unto them, Who hath any gold? They took it off themselves and gave it to me, and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.BSBBSB: 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!”
26. 25ENGLEEAnd Moses saw the people that it had become unruly; for Aaron had made it unruly for a disgrace among their opponents.BSBBSB: Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
27. 26ENGLEEMoses then placed himself in the gate of the camp, and said, Whoever is on the Lord's side, let him come unto me! and there assembled themselves unto him all the sons of Levi.BSBBSB: So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
28. 27ENGLEEAnd he said unto them, Thus hath said the Eternal, the God of Israel, Put ye every man his sword by his side, and go ye hither and thither, from gate to gate in the camp, and slay ye every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his relative.BSBBSB: He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
29. 28ENGLEEAnd the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people on that day about three thousand men.BSBBSB: The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people fell dead.
30. 29ENGLEEAnd Moses said, Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord, yea even every man on his son, and on his brother; and to bestow upon you this day a blessing.BSBBSB: Afterward, Moses said, “Today you have been ordained for service to the LORD, since each man went against his son and his brother; so the LORD has bestowed a blessing on you this day.”
31. 30ENGLEEAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I may obtain an atonement for your sin.BSBBSB: The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
32. 31ENGLEEAnd Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people hath sinned a great sin, and they have made themselves gods of gold.BSBBSB: So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.
33. 32ENGLEEYet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; but if not, blot me out, I pray thee, from thy book which thou hast written.BSBBSB: Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
34. 33ENGLEEAnd the Lord said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out from my book.BSBBSB: The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
35. 34ENGLEEAnd now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee; behold, my angel shall go before thee; but on the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.BSBBSB: Now go, lead the people to the place I described. Behold, My angel shall go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will punish them for their sin.”
36. 35ENGLEEAnd the Lord sent a plague among the people, because that they had made the calf which Aaron made.BSBBSB: And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.

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