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28 The Levites did what Moses told them, and that day about 3,000 people died.

29 Moses said, “Today you are ordained as Yahweh’s priests. God gave you a blessing today because each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.”[a]

Moses Begs the Lord to Spare the People

30 The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to Yahweh. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for your sin and make peace with the Lord for your sin.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 32:29 Or “God gave you a blessing today at the cost of your own sons and brothers.”

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