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Exodus 32:23

World English Bible

For they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’

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Exodus 32:23 in other translations

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 know not what is become of him.

Exodus 32:23 · American Standard Version

Exodus 32:23 in context

  1. 21Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
  2. 22Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
  3. 23For they said to me, ‘Make us gods, which shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what has become of him.’
  4. 24I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.”
  5. 25When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their enemies),