Exodus 32:20
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.
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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.
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.
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 And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I threw the dust into the brook that came down from the mountain.
- 2 Kgs 23:6 : 6 And he brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD, outside Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, ground it to powder, and cast its powder on the graves of the common people.
- 2 Kgs 23:15 : 15 Moreover, the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down, and burned the high place, and ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah.
- Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied from himself.
- Deut 7:5 : 5 But thus shall you deal with them; you shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
- Deut 7:25 : 25 The graven images of their gods you shall burn with fire: you shall not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it to you, lest you be ensnared by it: for it is an abomination to the LORD your God.
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- Deut 9:20-223 verses84%
20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at that time.
21 And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I threw the dust into the brook that came down from the mountain.
22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked the LORD to wrath.
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19 As soon as he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.
- Exod 32:23-253 verses80%
23 For they said to me, 'Make us gods who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.'
24 And I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them break it off.' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out."
25 When Moses saw that the people were unrestrained (for Aaron had not restrained them, to their shame among their enemies),
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21 Moses said to Aaron, "What did this people do to you, that you have brought such a great sin upon them?"
- Exod 32:1-88 verses79%
1 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Arise, make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him."
2 Aaron said to them, "Break off the golden earrings that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me."
3 So all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.
4 He received them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a molten calf: and they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt."
5 When Aaron saw it, he built an altar in front of it, and proclaimed, "Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD."
6 They rose up early the next day, offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
7 The LORD said to Moses, "Go down at once; for your people whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted themselves.
8 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.'"
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35 The LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf which Aaron made.
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18 Even when they made a molten calf for themselves, and said, 'This is your God that brought you up out of Egypt,' and committed great provocations,
- Ps 106:19-202 verses75%
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molten image.
20 Thus they changed their glory into the likeness of an ox that eats grass.
- Acts 7:40-412 verses73%
40 Saying to Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
- Deut 9:15-173 verses73%
15 So I turned and came down from the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire: and the two tablets of the covenant were in my two hands.
16 And I looked, and, behold, you had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made for yourselves a molten calf: you had quickly turned aside out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.
17 And I took the two tablets, and threw them out of my two hands, and broke them before your eyes.
- Lev 8:19-213 verses72%
19 And he killed it, and Moses sprinkled the blood on the altar all around.
20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.
21 And he washed the entrails and the legs in water; and Moses burned the whole ram on the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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23 And Moses spoke to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him who had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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31 Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Oh, these people have committed a great sin, and have made gods of gold for themselves.
- Lev 8:16-172 verses71%
16 And he took all the fat that was on the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned them on the altar.
17 But the bull, its hide, its flesh, and its offal, he burned with fire outside the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
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12 And the LORD said to me, Arise, go down quickly from here; for your people which you have brought out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they have quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made for themselves a molten image.
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10 And they took ashes from the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it toward heaven; and it became boils breaking out with sores upon man and beast.
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8 But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me: they did not cast away every man the abominations of their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
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28 And Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar on the burnt offering as consecrations for a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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5 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, her flesh, her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:
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8 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Take handfuls of ashes from the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
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12 Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and relent from this evil against Your people.
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32 And what remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire.
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15 Moreover, the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he broke down, and burned the high place, and ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah.
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20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:
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18 And I will give the men who have transgressed my covenant, who have not performed the words of the covenant which they made before me, when they cut the calf in two and passed between its parts:
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5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD.