²⁰ And the Lord was so angry with Aaron that he was ready to destroy him. And I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

²⁶ For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, ^(A)holy, innocent, unstained, ^(B)separated from sinners, and ^(C)exalted above the heavens. ²⁷ He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, ^(D)first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this ^(E)once for all when he offered up himself. ²⁸ For the law appoints men ^(F)in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made ^(G)perfect forever.

³⁵ Then the Lord sent a plague on the people, because they made the calf, the one that Aaron made.

²¹ And Moses said to Aaron, ^(A)“What did this people do to you that you have brought such a great sin upon them?”

² So Aaron said to them, “Take off the ^(A)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 (B)And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden^[a] calf. And they said, ^(C)“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 ^(D)made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.”