Exodus 32:30

“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.””

Exodus 32:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 32:30, word by word

And it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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on the next dayמָּחֳרָתmachorat

next day

The next day, tomorrow.

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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).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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have sinnedחֲטָאתֶםchatatem

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

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a greatגְדֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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sinחֲטָאָהchataa

sin

A grave wrong against God, like that of the golden calf.

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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.

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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.

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perhapsאוּלַיulay

perhaps

Perhaps, maybe.

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I can make expiationאֲכַפְּרָהachapra

atone

To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.

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for your sinחַטַּאתְchatat

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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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.

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