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So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהreturnedיָּשָׁבto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Alas,אָנָּאthisהַזֶּהpeopleהָעָםhas sinnedחָטָאa greatגְדֹלָהsin;חֲטָאָהthey have madeוַיַּעֲשׂוּfor themselvesלָהֶםgodsאֱלֹהֵיof gold.זָהָב
Exodus 32:31
Study it in the app“So 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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Exodus 32:31, word by word
- So 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- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashav” 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- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Alasאָנָּאana
please!
I beg you!: an exclamation of entreaty.
Where else “ana” appears- peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- has sinnedחָטָאchata
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chata” 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- they have madeיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “yaasu” appears- godsאֱלֹהֵיelohe
gods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears
The context
30And 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.”
31 · This verse (above)
32But now, if you will forgive their sin… and if not, blot me out, please, from your book that you have written.”