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Exodus 32:31 KJV
Exodus · chapter 32 · verse 31
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.Exodus 32:31 · King James Version
Exodus 32:31 in context
29For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
30And 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.
31And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
33And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- returnedshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- peopleʻama peopleH5971 →
- sinnedchâṭâʼproperly, to missH2398 →
- MosesMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiverH4872 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Moses, having executed justice upon the principal offenders, is here dealing both with the people and with God. I. With the people, to bring them to repentance, Exo 32:30. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 30-35