Exodus 32:8

“They have turned aside quickly from the way that I commanded them; they have made for themselves a calf of cast metal and have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’””

Exodus 32:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 32:8, word by word

They have turned asideסָרוּsaru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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quicklyמַהֵרmaher

quickly

Quickly, in haste.

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from the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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I commandedצִוִּיתִtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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they have madeעָשׂוּasu

make

To build or create something.

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a calfעֵגֶלegel

calf

Calf: a young bull.

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of cast metalמַסֵּכָהmasecha

cast image

An idol made of melted metal.

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and have bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּyishtachavu

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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and sacrificedיִּזְבְּחוּyizbchu

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

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and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

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are your godsאֱלֹהֶיelohe

gods

The gods of other peoples.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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brought you upהֶעֱלוּheelu

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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out of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egypt!’מִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

7And YHWH spoke to Moses, “Go, go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted corruptly.

8 · This verse (above)

9And YHWH said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and look, it is a stubborn people.

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