Exodus 32:1 KJV

Exodus · chapter 32 · verse 1

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.Exodus 32:1 · King James Version

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1And 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.

2And 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.

3And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

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Commentary

While Moses was in the mount, receiving the law from God, the people had time to meditate upon what had been delivered, and prepare themselves for what was further to be revealed, and forty days was little enough for that work;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

togetherqâhalto convokeH6950 →
delayedbûwshproperly, to paleH954 →
peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
mounthara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
AaronʼAhărôwnAharon, the brother of MosesH175 →

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