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And YHWHוַ יְהוָהplaguedיִּגֹּףthe peopleאֶת הָעָםbecauseעַל אֲשֶׁרthey had madeעָשׂוּthe calfאֶת הָעֵגֶלthatאֲשֶׁרAaronאַהֲרֹןmade.עָשָׂה
Exodus 32:35
Study it in the app“And YHWH plagued the people because they had made the calf that Aaron made.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:35, word by word
- And 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- plaguedיִּגֹּףyigof
strike
To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.
Where else “yigof” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- they had madeעָשׂוּasu
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asu” appears- the calfעֵגֶלegel
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “egel” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears
The context
34But now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Look, my angel shall go before you. But on the day when I call to account I will call them to account for their sin.”
35 · This verse (above)