Exodus 32:31
What does Exodus 32:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 32:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And returning to the Lord, he said: I beseech thee: this people hath sinned a heinous sin, and they have made to themselves gods of gold: either forgive them this trespass,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Alas, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made themselves agod of gold!
Context
v.30And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.
v.31This passage
v.32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nehemiah 9:33
Howbeit thou art just in all that is come upon us; for thou hast dealt truly, but we have done wickedly;
- Daniel 9:5
we have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from thy precepts and from thine ordinances;
- Deuteronomy 9:18
And I fell down before Jehovah, as at the first, forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water; because of all your sin which ye sinned, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
- Daniel 9:8
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
- Exodus 20:23
Ye shall not make other gods with me; gods of silver, or gods of gold, ye shall not make unto you.
- Ezra 9:15
O Jehovah, the God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before thee because of this.
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