Exodus 32:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made gods of gold for themselves.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} returned{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and said,{H559} Oh,{H577} this people{H5971} have sinned{H2398} a great{H1419} sin,{H2401} and have made{H6213} them gods{H430} of gold.{H2091}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Moses{H4872} returned{H7725}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Oh{H577}, this people{H5971} have sinned{H2398}{(H8804)} a great{H1419} sin{H2401}, and have made{H6213}{(H8799)} them gods{H430} of gold{H2091}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And Moses went agayne vnto the Lorde and sayde: Oh, this people haue synned a great synne and haue made the a god of golde:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Now wha Moses came agayne vnto ye LORDE, he saide: Oh this people haue done a greate synne, & haue made them goddes of golde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Moses therefore went againe vnto ye Lord, and said, Oh, this people haue sinned a great sinne, and haue made them gods of golde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Moyses therefore went agayne vnto the Lorde, and sayde: Oh, this people haue sinned a great sinne, and haue made them gods of golde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So Moses returned to the LORD and said,“Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:23 : 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.
  • Exod 32:30 : 30 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."
  • Exod 34:28 : 28 Moses was there with the LORD for forty days and forty nights. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, and he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
  • Deut 9:18-19 : 18 Then I fell down before the LORD as I had done before, for forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water because of all the sin you had committed, doing what was evil in the LORD's sight and provoking him to anger. 19 I was afraid of the fierce anger and wrath the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me that time also.
  • Ezra 9:6-7 : 6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to lift my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.' 7 'From the days of our ancestors until now, we have been steeped in great guilt. Because of our sins, we, our kings and priests, have been handed over to the kings of the lands, to the sword, captivity, plunder, and humiliation, as it is today.'
  • Ezra 9:15 : 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
  • Neh 9:33 : 33 You are righteous in all that has happened to us, because You have acted faithfully while we have acted wickedly.
  • Dan 9:5 : 5 we have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from Your commandments and judgments.
  • Dan 9:8 : 8 O LORD, shame covers us—our kings, our rulers, and our ancestors—because we have sinned against You.
  • Dan 9:11 : 11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice. So the curse and oath written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him.
  • Exod 20:4 : 4 You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in the waters under the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 32:30
    86%

    30 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."

  • Exod 32:19-25
    7 verses
    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.

    20 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.

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

    22 Aaron replied, "Do not let my lord's anger burn hot. You know these people yourself, that they are bent on evil.

    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 32:7-9
    3 verses
    80%

    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.'

    9 The LORD also said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people."

  • Exod 32:1-4
    4 verses
    78%

    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."

  • Deut 9:12
    76%

    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 5:22
    76%

    22 Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why did you send me?"

  • Exod 32:11-12
    2 verses
    75%

    11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God and said, "LORD, why does your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?"

    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.

  • Neh 9:18
    75%

    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,

  • Exod 32:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32 But now, if You will forgive their sin, please do so. But if not, then blot me out of the book You have written."

    33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.

  • Exod 32:35
    74%

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

  • Acts 7:40-41
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Num 21:7
    74%

    7 The people came to Moses and said, 'We have sinned, for we spoke against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD to take the serpents away from us.' So Moses prayed for the people.

  • Exod 34:31
    73%

    31 But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation came back to him, and Moses spoke to them.

  • Deut 9:16
    73%

    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.

  • Exod 10:16
    73%

    16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, "I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you.

  • Num 31:51
    72%

    51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from them, all crafted articles.

  • Deut 31:16
    72%

    16 The LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, you are going to rest with your ancestors, and this people will rise up and prostitute themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake me and break the covenant I made with them.'

  • Exod 34:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8 Moses quickly bowed to the ground and worshiped.

    9 He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O Lord, please let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our iniquity and our sin, and make us Your inheritance."

  • Num 12:11
    72%

    11 And he said to Moses, 'Please, my lord, do not hold this sin against us. We acted foolishly and sinned.

  • Exod 9:27
    72%

    27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, 'This time I have sinned. The Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.'

  • Exod 30:11
    71%

    11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

  • Num 27:15
    70%

    15 Moses spoke to the LORD, saying:

  • Exod 32:14
    70%

    14 So the LORD relented concerning the disaster He had said He would bring on His people.

  • Exod 17:4
    70%

    4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"

  • Num 14:13
    70%

    13 But Moses said to the LORD, "The Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.

  • Ps 106:19
    70%

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

  • Num 14:41
    70%

    41 But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.

  • Exod 33:5
    70%

    5 For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you for even a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments, and I will decide what to do with you.’

  • Exod 19:8
    70%

    8 And all the people answered together, saying, 'We will do everything the LORD has spoken.' Moses brought their words back to the LORD.