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Exodus 31:12-32:6
English Standard Version
Exodus 31:12-32:6
English Standard Version
The Sabbath
12 And the Lord said to Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. (A)Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 (B)Six days shall work be done, but (C)the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. (D)Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. 16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. 17 (E)It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that (F)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and (G)on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the (H)two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with (I)the finger of God.
The Golden Calf
32 When the people saw that Moses (J)delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, (K)“Up, make us gods who shall (L)go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the (M)rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 (N)And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden[a] calf. And they said, (O)“These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron (P)made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.” 6 And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And (Q)the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up (R)to play.
Footnotes
- Exodus 32:4 Hebrew cast metal; also verse 8
Exodus 31:12-32:6
New International Version
Exodus 31:12-32:6
New International Version
The Sabbath
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, 13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths.(A) This will be a sign(B) between me and you for the generations to come,(C) so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.(D)
14 “‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death;(E) those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. 15 For six days work(F) is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest,(G) holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath,(H) celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. 17 It will be a sign(I) between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.(J)’”(K)
18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,(L) he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone(M) inscribed by the finger of God.(N)
The Golden Calf
32 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain,(O) they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods[a] who will go before(P) us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don’t know what has happened to him.”(Q)
2 Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings(R) that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron. 4 He took what they handed him and made it into an idol(S) cast in the shape of a calf,(T) fashioning it with a tool. Then they said, “These are your gods,[b](U) Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.”(V)
5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of the calf and announced, “Tomorrow there will be a festival(W) to the Lord.” 6 So the next day the people rose early and sacrificed burnt offerings and presented fellowship offerings.(X) Afterward they sat down to eat and drink(Y) and got up to indulge in revelry.(Z)
Footnotes
- Exodus 32:1 Or a god; also in verses 23 and 31
- Exodus 32:4 Or This is your god; also in verse 8
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