02_EXO_32_01 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount , the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron , and said unto him , Up , make us gods , which shall go before us ; for [ as for ] this Moses , the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt , we wot not what is become of him .
02_EXO_32_02 And Aaron said unto them , Break off the golden earrings , which [ are ] in the ears of your wives , of your sons , and of your daughters , and bring [ them ] unto me .
02_EXO_32_03 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [ were ] in their ears , and brought [ them ] unto Aaron .
02_EXO_32_04 And he received [ them ] at their hand , and fashioned it with a graving tool , after he had made it a molten calf : and they said , These [ be ] thy gods , O Israel , which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt .
02_EXO_32_05 And when Aaron saw [ it ] , he built an altar before it ; and Aaron made proclamation , and said , To morrow [ is ] a feast to the LORD .
02_EXO_32_06 And they rose up early on the morrow , and offered burnt offerings , and brought peace offerings ; and the people sat down to eat and to drink , and rose up to play .
02_EXO_32_07 And the LORD said unto Moses , Go , get thee down ; for thy people , which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt , have corrupted [ themselves ] :
02_EXO_32_08 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them : they have made them a molten calf , and have worshipped it , and have sacrificed thereunto , and said , These [ be ] thy gods , O Israel , which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt .
02_EXO_32_09 And the LORD said unto Moses , I have seen this people , and , behold , it [ is ] a stiffnecked people :
02_EXO_32_10 Now therefore let me alone , that my wrath may wax hot against them , and that I may consume them : and I will make of thee a great nation .
02_EXO_32_11 And Moses besought the LORD his God , and said , LORD , why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people , which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power , and with a mighty hand ?
02_EXO_32_12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak , and say , For mischief did he bring them out , to slay them in the mountains , and to consume them from the face of the earth ? Turn from thy fierce wrath , and repent of this evil against thy people .
02_EXO_32_13 Remember Abraham , Isaac , and Israel , thy servants , to whom thou swarest by thine own self , and saidst unto them , I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven , and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed , and they shall inherit [ it ] for ever .
02_EXO_32_14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people .
02_EXO_32_15 And Moses turned , and went down from the mount , and the two tables of the testimony [ were ] in his hand : the tables [ were ] written on both their sides ; on the one side and on the other [ were ] they written .
02_EXO_32_16 And the tables [ were ] the work of God , and the writing [ was ] the writing of God , graven upon the tables .
02_EXO_32_17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted , he said unto Moses , [ There is ] a noise of war in the camp .
02_EXO_32_18 And he said , [ It is ] not the voice of [ them that ] shout for mastery , neither [ is it ] the voice of [ them that ] cry for being overcome : [ but ] the noise of [ them that ] sing do I hear .
02_EXO_32_19 And it came to pass , as soon as he came nigh unto the camp , that he saw the calf , and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot , and he cast the tables out of his hands , and brake them beneath the mount .
02_EXO_32_20 And he took the calf which they had made , and burnt [ it ] in the fire , and ground [ it ] to powder , and strowed [ it ] upon the water , and made the children of Israel drink [ of it ] .
02_EXO_32_21 And Moses said unto Aaron , What did this people unto thee , that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ?
02_EXO_32_22 And Aaron said , Let not the anger of my lord wax hot : thou knowest the people , that they [ are set ] on mischief .
02_EXO_32_23 For they said unto me , Make us gods , which shall go before us : for [ as for ] this Moses , the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt , we wot not what is become of him .
02_EXO_32_24 And I said unto them , Whosoever hath any gold , let them break [ it ] off . So they gave [ it ] me : then I cast it into the fire , and there came out this calf .
02_EXO_32_25 And when Moses saw that the people [ were ] naked ; [ for Aaron had made them naked unto [ their ] shame among their enemies : ]
02_EXO_32_26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp , and said , Who [ is ] on the LORD'S side ? [ let him come ] unto me . And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him .
02_EXO_32_27 And he said unto them , Thus saith the LORD God of Israel , Put every man his sword by his side , [ and ] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp , and slay every man his brother , and every man his companion , and every man his neighbour .
02_EXO_32_28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses : and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men .
02_EXO_32_29 For Moses had said , Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD , even every man upon his son , and upon his brother ; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day .
02_EXO_32_30 And it came to pass on the morrow , that Moses said unto the people , Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the LORD ; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin .
02_EXO_32_31 And Moses returned unto the LORD , and said , Oh , this people have sinned a great sin , and have made them gods of gold .
02_EXO_32_32 Yet now , if thou wilt forgive their sin ; and if not , blot me , I pray thee , out of thy book which thou hast written .
02_EXO_32_33 And the LORD said unto Moses , Whosoever hath sinned against me , him will I blot out of my book .
02_EXO_32_34 Therefore now go , lead the people unto [ the place ] of which I have spoken unto thee : behold , mine Angel shall go before thee : nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them .
02_EXO_32_35 And the LORD plagued the people , because they made the calf , which Aaron made .