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The Golden Calf

Exodus 32:22

In 11 translations

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.
LSV
And Aaron says, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you have known the people, that it [is beset] with evil;
YLT
and Aaron saith, 'Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou — thou hast known the people that it [is] in evil;
DBY
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on mischief.
DRC
And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended: for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil.
GNV
Then Aaron answered, Let not the wrath of my Lord waxe fearce: Thou knowest this people, that they are euen set on mischiefe.
JPS
And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.
LXXE
And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, my lord, for thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.Gr. impulse.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַהֲרֹ֔ן אַל־יִ֥חַר אַ֖ף אֲדֹנִ֑י אַתָּה֙ יָדַ֣עְתָּ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם כִּ֥י בְרָ֖ע הֽוּא׃
LXX-Br
καὶ εἶπεν Ἀαρὼν πρὸς Μωυσῆν, μὴ ὀργίζου, κύριε· σὺ γὰρ οἶδας τὸ ὅρμημα τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Deuteronomy 9:24You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.
  • Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  • Exodus 15:24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
  • Exodus 16:20But 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.
  • 1 Samuel 15:24Then 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.
  • Exodus 14:11They 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?
  • Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
  • Exodus 17:2–4So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have…
  • Deuteronomy 31:27For 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!
  • Deuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
  • Exodus 16:2–4And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought…
  • Exodus 16:28Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

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