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And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsawיַּרְאthe people,אֶת הָעָםthatכִּיtheyהוּאwere running wild,פָרֻעַforכִּיAaronאַהֲרֹןhad let them run wild,פְרָעֹהto the derisionלְשִׁמְצָהof those who rise up against them.בְּקָמֵיהֶם
Exodus 32:25
Study it in the app“And Moses saw the people, that they were running wild, for Aaron had let them run wild, to the derision of those who rise up against them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:25, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
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” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yar” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- were running wildפָרֻעַfarua
run wild
To lose restraint and stop obeying, without control.
Where else “farua” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- to the derisionשִׁמְצָהshimtsa
derision
Derision, whispering of scorn. It occurs only in Exodus 32:25.
Where else “shimtsa” appears- of those who rise up against themקָמֵיkame
rise against
To rise against someone to attack or confront him.
Where else “kame” appears
The context
24So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, tear it off!’ And they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
25 · This verse (above)
26And Moses stood in the gate of the camp and said, “Whoever is for YHWH, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi gathered to him.