Deuteronomy 9:21

“And your sin that you had made, the calf, I took and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain.”

Deuteronomy 9:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 9:21, word by word

And your sinחַטַּאתְchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

Where else “chatat” appears
you had madeעֲשִׂיתֶםasitem

make

To build or create something.

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the calfעֵגֶלegel

calf

Calf: a young bull.

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I tookלָקַחְתִּיlakachti

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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and burnedאֶשְׂרֹףesrof

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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with fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and crushedאֶכֹּתekot

crush

To beat something to pieces.

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grinding itטָחוֹןtachon

grind

Grind.

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thoroughlyהֵיטֵבhetev

be glad

For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.

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it was fineדַּקdak

crush fine

Crush until very fine.

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as dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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and I threwאַשְׁלִךְashlich

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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the streamנַּחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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that came downיֹּרֵדyored

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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The context

20And with Aaron YHWH was greatly incensed, to the point of destroying him; and I prayed also for Aaron at that time.

21 · This verse (above)

22Also at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah you were making YHWH angry.

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