The Gold Calf
1 When the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Come, make gods 32:1 Or make a god, also in v. 23 for us who will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt — we don’t know what has happened to him! " 32:1 Ex 13:21; 24:18; Dt 9:9; Ac 7:40
4 He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf.
Then they said, "Israel, these are your gods, 32:4 Or "Israel, this is your god or "Israel, this is your God, also in v. 8 who brought you up from the land of Egypt! " 32:4 Dt 9:16; Jdg 17:3–4; 1Kg 12:28; Neh 9:18; Ps 106:19; Ac 7:41
7 The Lord spoke to Moses: "Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly. 32:7 Gn 6:11–12; Dt 9:128 They have quickly turned from the way I commanded them; they have made for themselves an image of a calf. They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, ‘Israel, these are your gods, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’ " 32:8 Ex 20:3–4,23; 34:15; Dt 32:17; 1Kg 12:28