And it happenedוַיְהִיon the next dayמִמָּחֳרָתthat Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרto the people,אֶל הָעָם“Youאַתֶּםhave sinnedחֲטָאתֶםa greatגְדֹלָהsin.חֲטָאָהAnd nowוְעַתָּהI will go upאֶעֱלֶהto YHWH;אֶל יְהוָהperhapsאוּלַיI can make expiationאֲכַפְּרָהfor your sin.”בְּעַד חַטַּאתְכֶם
Exodus 32:30
Study it in the app“And it happened on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to YHWH; perhaps I can make expiation for your sin.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:30, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- on the next dayמָּחֳרָתmachorat
next day
The next day, tomorrow.
Where else “machorat” appears- that 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- have sinnedחֲטָאתֶםchatatem
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatatem” appears- a greatגְדֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- sinחֲטָאָהchataa
sin
A grave wrong against God, like that of the golden calf.
Where else “chataa” appears- I will go upאֶעֱלֶהeele
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “eele” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- perhapsאוּלַיulay
perhaps
Perhaps, maybe.
Where else “ulay” appears- I can make expiationאֲכַפְּרָהachapra
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “achapra” appears- for your sinחַטַּאתְchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears
The context
29And Moses said, “Consecrate yourselves today to YHWH, for each man has been against his son and against his brother, so as to bestow upon you today a blessing.”
30 · This verse (above)
31So Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Alas, this people has sinned a great sin; they have made for themselves gods of gold.