Deuteronomy 9:21

What does Deuteronomy 9:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 9:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And I took your sin, the image which you had made, and put it in the fire and had it hammered and crushed very small till it was only dust: and the dust I put in the stream flowing down from the mountain.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and your sin, which ye have made--the calf--I have taken, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well till that it <FI>is<Fi> small as dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook which is going down out of the mount.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small, until it became fine dust; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that flowed down from the mountain.

Context

v.20And Jehovah was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

v.21This passage

v.22And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked Jehovah to wrath.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hosea 8:11

    Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars for sinning, altars have been unto him for sinning.

  • Isaiah 31:7

    For in that day they shall cast away every man his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.

  • Isaiah 30:22

    And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • Isaiah 2:18

    And the idols shall utterly pass away.

  • Exodus 32:20

    And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

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