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Exodus 32:20

What does Exodus 32:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 32:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he took the ox which they had made, burning it in the fire and crushing it to powder, and he put it in the water and made the children of Israel take a drink of it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he taketh the calf which they have made, and burneth <FI>it<Fi> with fire, and grindeth until <FI>it is<Fi> small, and scattereth on the face of the waters, and causeth the sons of Israel to drink.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he took the calf that they had made, and burned [it] with fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed [it] on the water, and made the children of Israel drink [it].

Context

v.19And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

v.20This passage

v.21And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?

Cross references

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

  • Proverbs 1:31

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.

  • 2 Kings 23:6

    And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast the dust thereof upon the graves of the common people.

  • Deuteronomy 9:21

    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.

  • Proverbs 14:14

    The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good manshall be satisfiedfrom himself.

  • Deuteronomy 7:5

    But thus shall ye deal with them: ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.

  • Deuteronomy 7:25

    The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein; for it is an abomination to Jehovah thy God.

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