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Exodus 32:20

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He took the calf which they had made, and burned it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.

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Exodus 32:20 in other translations

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.

Exodus 32:20 · American Standard Version

Exodus 32:20 in context

  1. 18He said, “It isn’t the voice of those who shout for victory. It is not the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear.”
  2. 19As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.
  3. 20He took the calf which they had made, and burned it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink it.
  4. 21Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you have brought a great sin on them?”
  5. 22Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.