Study it in the app“And it happened, as soon as he came near to the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, that Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיas soon asכַּאֲשֶׁרhe came nearקָרַבto the campאֶל הַמַּחֲנֶהand sawוַיַּרְאthe calfאֶת הָעֵגֶלand the dancing,וּמְחֹלֹתthat Moses’מֹשֶׁהangerאַףburned,וַיִּחַרand he threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְthe tabletsאֶת הַלֻּחֹתfrom his handsמִיָּדָיוand brokeוַיְשַׁבֵּרthemאֹתָםat the footתַּחַתof the mountain.הָהָר
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearscome near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karav” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearssee
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appearscalf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appearsdance
Dance in a ring.
Where else “mecholot” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsanger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appearsburn
For YHWH's anger to be kindled like a fire against someone.
Where else “yichar” appearsthrow
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlech” appearstablet
Tablet, a flat piece of stone, wood or metal to write on; also a board or plank.
Where else “luchot” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appearsbreak
To break something to pieces.
Where else “yeshaber” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears18But he said, “It is not the sound of the shout of victory, and it is not the sound of the cry of defeat; the sound of singing I hear.”
19 · This verse (above)
20And he took the calf that they had made and burned it in the fire, and ground it until it was fine dust, and scattered it on the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.
