Exodus 32:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He took the calf they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    He took the calf which they had made, burned it in the fire, and ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he took{H3947} the calf{H5695} which they had made,{H6213} and burnt{H8313} it with fire,{H784} and ground{H2912} it to powder,{H1854} and strewed{H2219} it upon{H6440} the water,{H4325} and made the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} drink{H8248} of it.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he took{H3947}{(H8799)} the calf{H5695} which they had made{H6213}{(H8804)}, and burnt{H8313}{(H8799)} it in the fire{H784}, and ground{H2912}{(H8799)} it to powder{H1854}{(H8804)}, and strawed{H2219}{(H8799)} it upon{H6440} the water{H4325}, and made the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} drink{H8248}{(H8686)} of it.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he toke the calfe which they had made ad burned it with fyre, ad stampt it vnto powder and strowed it in the water, and made the childern of Israel drynke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he toke the calfe that they had made, and brent it with fyre, and stamped it vnto poulder, and strowed it in the water, & gaue it vnto the children of Israel to drynke,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After, he tooke the calfe, which they had made, and burned it in the fire, and ground it vnto powder, and strowed it vpon the water, & made the children of Israel drinke of it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he toke the calfe whiche they had made, and burned it in the fire, & stampt it into pouder, & strawed it in the water, & made the childre of Israel drinke of it.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth `it' with fire, and grindeth until `it is' small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, poured it out on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 9:21 : 21 Then I took the sinful thing you had made—the calf—and burned it in the fire. I crushed it, grinding it into fine dust, and threw the dust into the stream that flows down from the mountain.
  • 2 Kgs 23:6 : 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the house of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to ashes, and threw the ashes on the graves of the common people.
  • 2 Kgs 23:15 : 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider will be filled with their own ways, but a good person will be satisfied with their deeds.
  • Deut 7:5 : 5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.
  • Deut 7:25 : 25 You must burn the carved images of their gods in the fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, and do not take it for yourself, or you will be ensnared by it. For it is detestable to the LORD your God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 9:20-22
    3 verses
    84%

    20 The LORD was very angry with Aaron, and he was ready to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time as well.

    21 Then I took the sinful thing you had made—the calf—and burned it in the fire. I crushed it, grinding it into fine dust, and threw the dust into the stream that flows down from the mountain.

    22 You continued to provoke the LORD to anger at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah.

  • Exod 32:19
    82%

    19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, his anger burned, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the foot of the mountain.

  • Exod 32:23-25
    3 verses
    80%

    23 They said to me, 'Make gods for us who will go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.'

    24 So I told them, 'Whoever has any gold jewelry, take it off.' They gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf!"

    25 Moses saw that the people were out of control—for Aaron had let them get out of control, to the mockery of their enemies.

  • Exod 32:21
    80%

    21 Then Moses said to Aaron, "What did these people do to you that you led them into such a great sin?"

  • Exod 32:1-8
    8 verses
    79%

    1 When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Get up, make for us gods who will go before us, because this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him."

    2 Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."

    3 So all the people took off the gold earrings that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.

    4 He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with a tool, and made it into a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."

    5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of it and proclaimed, "Tomorrow there will be a festival to the LORD."

    6 The next day the people rose early, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings. They sat down to eat and drink and got up to engage in revelry.

    7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves."

    8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • Exod 32:35
    76%

    35 Then the LORD struck the people with a plague, because of what they had done with the calf Aaron had made.

  • Neh 9:18
    76%

    18 Even when they made a molten calf for themselves and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,' and they committed terrible blasphemies,

  • Ps 106:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image.

    20 They exchanged their glory for the image of an ox that eats grass.

  • Acts 7:40-41
    2 verses
    73%

    40 They said to Aaron, 'Make us gods who will lead us, for we do not know what has happened to this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt.'

    41 At that time, they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.

  • Deut 9:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15 So I turned and went down the mountain while it was ablaze with fire, with the two tablets of the covenant in my hands.

    16 I saw that you had sinned against the LORD your God. You had made a molten calf for yourselves. You had quickly turned aside from the way the LORD had commanded you.

    17 So I took hold of the two tablets and threw them down, shattering them before your eyes.

  • Lev 8:19-21
    3 verses
    72%

    19 Moses slaughtered the ram and splashed the blood on all sides of the altar.

    20 He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

    21 He washed the entrails and the legs with water and burned the whole ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

  • Lev 24:23
    71%

    23 Then Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they brought the one who had cursed out of the camp and stoned him. The Israelites did as the LORD commanded Moses.

  • Exod 32:31
    71%

    31 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Oh, this people have committed a great sin; they have made themselves gods of gold.

  • Lev 8:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 Moses took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with their fat, and burned them on the altar.

    17 As for the rest of the bull—its hide, its flesh, and its dung—he burned it outside the camp, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

  • Deut 9:12
    70%

    12 Then the LORD said to me, 'Go down immediately, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned aside from the way I commanded them; they have made a molten image for themselves.'

  • Exod 9:10
    70%

    10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on both people and animals.

  • Ezek 20:8
    70%

    8 But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; none of them got rid of the detestable things their eyes were set on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

  • Lev 8:28
    70%

    28 Then Moses took them back from their hands and burned them on the altar along with the burnt offering. They were an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the Lord.

  • Num 19:5
    70%

    5 Then the heifer shall be burned in his sight—its hide, its flesh, its blood, and its intestines shall all be burned.

  • Exod 9:8
    70%

    8 Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 'Take handfuls of soot from a furnace, and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh.'

  • Exod 32:12
    70%

    12 Why should the Egyptians say, 'He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from your burning anger and relent concerning this disaster against your people.

  • Lev 8:32
    70%

    32 Burn up the remainder of the meat and bread in the fire.

  • 2 Kgs 23:15
    69%

    15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there.

  • Lev 9:20
    69%

    20 and they placed the fat portions on the breasts. Aaron then burned the fat portions on the altar.

  • Jer 34:18
    69%

    18 The men who violated my covenant and did not keep the terms of the covenant they made before me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two and walked between its pieces.

  • Exod 24:5
    69%

    5 Then he sent young men of the Israelites, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed bulls as fellowship offerings to the LORD.