Exodus 32:2

What does Exodus 32:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 32:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Then Aaron said to them, Take off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives and your sons and your daughters, and give them to me.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Aaron saith unto them, `Break off the rings of gold which <FI>are<Fi> in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Aaron said to them: Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden rings that are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] to me.

Context

v.1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

v.2This passage

v.3And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

Cross references

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

  • Ezekiel 16:17

    Thou didst also take thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest for thee images of men, and didst play the harlot with them;

  • Exodus 35:22

    And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man that offered an offering of gold unto Jehovah.

  • Hosea 2:8

    For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.

  • Ezekiel 16:11

    And I decked thee with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

  • Genesis 24:22

    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,

  • Judges 8:24

    And Gideon said unto them, I would make a request of you, that ye would give me every man the ear-rings of his spoil. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.)

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