Exodus 32:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made a molten calf, have worshiped it, have sacrificed to it, and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    they have turned{H5493} aside quickly{H4118} out of the way{H1870} which I commanded{H6680} them: they have made{H6213} them a molten{H4541} calf,{H5695} and have worshipped{H7812} it, and have sacrificed{H2076} unto it, and said,{H559} These are thy gods,{H430} O Israel,{H3478} which brought thee up{H5927} out of the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They have turned{H5493}{(H8804)} aside quickly{H4118} out of the way{H1870} which I commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} them: they have made{H6213}{(H8804)} them a molten{H4541} calf{H5695}, and have worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} it, and have sacrificed{H2076}{(H8799)} thereunto, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, These be thy gods{H430}, O Israel{H3478}, which have brought thee up{H5927}{(H8689)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    haue marred all they are turned at once out of the waye whiche I comaunded the, ad haue made the a calfe of molten metall, ad haue worshipped it ad haue offred therto and haue saide: This is thy God thou Israel, which hath brought the out of the lande of Egipte.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    haue marred all: they are soone gone out of the waie, which I commaunded them. They haue made them a molten calfe, and haue worshipped it, & offred vnto it, & sayde: These are thy goddes (O Israel) that brought the out of the lande of Egipte.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They are soone turned out of the way, which I commanded them: for they haue made them a molten calfe and haue worshipped it, and haue offered thereto, saying, These be thy gods, O Israel, which haue brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They are turned quickly out of the way whiche I commaunded them: for they haue made them a calfe of moulten mettall, and haue worshipped it, and haue offred thervnto, saying: These be thy goddes O Israel, whiche haue brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    they have turned aside hastily from the way that I have commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten calf, and bow themselves to it, and sacrifice to it, and say, These thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    they have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed unto it, and said, These are thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Even now they are turned away from the rule I gave them, and have made themselves a metal ox and given worship to it and offerings, saying, This is your god, O Israel, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They have quickly turned aside from the way that I commanded them– they have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said,‘These are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt.’”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:3-4 : 3 You shall have no other gods before Me. 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.
  • Exod 20:23 : 23 You shall not make gods of silver to be alongside Me, nor shall you make gods of gold for yourselves.
  • 1 Kgs 12:28 : 28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.
  • Deut 9:16 : 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.
  • Judg 2:17 : 17 Yet they did not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. They turned quickly from the way their ancestors had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments. They did not do as their ancestors had done.
  • Exod 22:20 : 20 You must not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 32:4 : 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."

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Exod 32:1-4
    4 verses
    88%

    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
    87%

    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.'

  • Neh 9:18
    86%

    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 32:7
    86%

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

  • Exod 32:23-25
    3 verses
    85%

    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.

  • Deut 9:16
    83%

    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.

  • Acts 7:39-42
    4 verses
    82%

    39 But our ancestors were unwilling to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

    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.

    42 But God turned away and gave them up to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: 'Did you bring me offerings and sacrifices for forty years in the wilderness, house of Israel?'

  • Ps 106:19-20
    2 verses
    81%

    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.

  • Exod 32:9
    80%

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

  • Exod 32:31
    80%

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

  • Exod 32:35
    79%

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

  • Judg 2:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11 The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD and served the Baals.

    12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.

  • Exod 32:19-21
    3 verses
    79%

    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?"

  • 1 Kgs 12:28
    78%

    28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, "It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.

  • 1 Sam 8:8
    78%

    8 Just as they have done to me from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day—forsaking me and serving other gods—so they are also doing to you.

  • 2 Kgs 17:16
    77%

    16 They abandoned all the commandments of the Lord their God. They made for themselves two cast idols in the form of calves, made an Asherah pole, worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

  • Ezek 20:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 And I said to them, 'Each of you, get rid of the detestable things your eyes are set on, and do not defile yourselves with the idols of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'

    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.

  • 2 Kgs 17:12
    76%

    12 They served idols, about which the Lord had said to them, 'You shall not do this thing.'

  • 2 Kgs 17:7
    76%

    7 This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods.

  • Hos 13:2
    75%

    2 Now they continue to sin and make for themselves cast images, idols skillfully crafted from their silver, all of it the work of artisans. They say about them, 'Those who sacrifice kiss the calves!'

  • Exod 33:5
    75%

    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.’

  • Hos 11:2
    75%

    2 But the more they were called, the more they went away from them; they sacrificed to the Baals and burned incense to the carved images.

  • 1 Kgs 9:9
    75%

    9 And the people will answer, 'Because they abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they embraced other gods, worshiped them, and served them. That is why the LORD brought all this disaster on them.'

  • Hos 8:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 They set up kings, but not by me; they appointed leaders, but I did not know of it. With their silver and gold, they made idols for themselves, to their own destruction.

    5 Your calf idol is rejected, Samaria! My anger burns against them. How long will they be unable to attain innocence?

  • Jer 11:10
    75%

    10 They have turned back to the sins of their ancestors, who refused to listen to my words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have violated my covenant, which I made with their ancestors.

  • Deut 31:20
    75%

    20 When I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I swore to their ancestors, and they eat their fill and grow fat, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.

  • Lev 19:4
    75%

    4 Do not turn to idols or make gods of cast metal for yourselves. I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 29:25-26
    2 verses
    75%

    25 They turned to other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them, gods they did not know and gods the LORD had not given to them.'

    26 Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against this land, bringing upon it every curse written in this book.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    75%

    22 And the answer will be: 'Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them. That is why He has brought all this disaster upon them.'

  • Deut 31:16
    74%

    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.'