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When Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןsaw it,יַּרְאhe builtוַיִּבֶןan altarמִזְבֵּחַbefore it;לְפָנָיוand Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןproclaimedיִּקְרָאand said,וַיֹּאמַר“A feastחַגto YHWHלַיהוָהtomorrow!”מָחָר
Exodus 32:5
Study it in the app“When Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron proclaimed and said, “A feast to YHWH tomorrow!””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:5, word by word
- When Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- saw itיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- he builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- before itפָנָיfanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appears- proclaimedיִּקְרָאyikra
proclaim
To announce aloud.
Where else “yikra” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “A feastחַגchag
festival
Festival in honor of God, with pilgrimage.
Where else “chag” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears
The context
4And he took it from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it a calf of cast metal. And they said, “These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
5 · This verse (above)
6And they rose early on the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.