1Then the people, seeing that Moses made a delay in descending from the mountain, gathered together against Aaron, and said: “Rise up, make us gods, who may go before us. But as for this man Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.”

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Acts 7:40, Acts 7:40, Deuteronomy 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:9, Exodus 24:18

2And Aaron said to them, “Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

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Exodus 12:35, Exodus 12:36, Judges 8:24, Judges 8:27, Exodus 12:35

3And the people did what he had commanded, carrying the earrings to Aaron.

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Isaiah 40:19, Isaiah 40:20, Jeremiah 10:9, Judges 17:3, Judges 17:4

4And when he had received them, he formed these by the work of a casting furnace, and he made from these a molten calf. And they said: “These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.”

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Nehemiah 9:18, Nehemiah 9:18, Deuteronomy 9:16, Deuteronomy 9:16, Acts 7:41

5And when Aaron had seen it, he built an altar before it, and he cried out with a voice of proclamation, saying, “Tomorrow is the solemnity of the Lord.”

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2 Kings 10:20, 2 Kings 10:20, Leviticus 23:2, Leviticus 23:37, Leviticus 23:2

6And rising up in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they rose up to play.

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1 Corinthians 10:7, 1 Corinthians 10:7, Numbers 25:2, Numbers 25:2, Acts 7:41

7Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Go, descend. Your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, have sinned.

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Exodus 32:11, Exodus 32:11, Deuteronomy 9:12, Hosea 9:9, Deuteronomy 9:12

8They have quickly withdrawn from the way which you revealed to them. And they have made for themselves a molten calf, and they have worshiped it. And immolating victims to it, they have said: ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt.’ ”

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Exodus 20:23, 1 Kings 12:28, Exodus 20:3, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 20:23

9And again, the Lord said to Moses: “I discern that this people is stiff-necked.

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Deuteronomy 9:13, Exodus 34:9, Exodus 33:5, Acts 7:51, Exodus 33:3

10Release me, so that my fury may be enraged against them, and I may destroy them, and then I will make of you a great nation.”

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Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 9:14, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 14:12, Deuteronomy 9:19

11Then Moses prayed to the Lord his God, saying: “Why, O Lord, is your fury enraged against your people, whom you led away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with a mighty hand?

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Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 9:20, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 9:20, Deuteronomy 9:26

12I beg you, let not the Egyptians say, ‘He cleverly led them away, so that he could put them to death in the mountains and destroy them from the earth.’ Let your anger be quieted and appeased concerning the wickedness of your people.

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Numbers 14:13, Numbers 14:16, Numbers 14:13, Numbers 14:16, Deuteronomy 9:28

13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your very self, saying: ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And this entire land, about which I have spoken, I will give to your offspring. And you shall possess it forever.’ ”

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Hebrews 6:13, Hebrews 6:13, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 12:7

14And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people.

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Jonah 3:10, Jonah 3:10, Jeremiah 26:13, Psalms 106:45, Jeremiah 26:13

15And Moses returned from the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, written on both sides,

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Deuteronomy 9:15, Deuteronomy 9:15, Exodus 40:20, Exodus 31:18, Deuteronomy 5:22

16and accomplished by the work of God. Also, the writing of God was engraved on the tablets.

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Exodus 31:18, Exodus 31:18, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 8:10, 2 Corinthians 3:3

17Then Joshua, hearing the tumult of the people shouting, said to Moses: “The outcry of battle is heard in the camp.”

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Exodus 24:13, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:9, Joshua 6:20

18But he responded: “It is not the clamor of men being exhorted to battle, nor the shout of men being compelled to flee. But I hear the voice of singing.”

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Daniel 5:23, Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:18, Daniel 5:4, Daniel 5:23

19And when he had approached to the camp, he saw the calf and the dances. And being very angry, he threw down the tablets from his hand, and he broke them at the base of the mountain.

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Deuteronomy 9:16, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 9:16, Deuteronomy 9:17, 2 Samuel 6:14

20And seizing the calf, which they had made, he burnt it and crushed it, even to dust, which he scattered into water. And he gave from it to the sons of Israel to drink.

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Deuteronomy 9:21, Deuteronomy 9:21, Deuteronomy 7:25, 2 Kings 23:15, Proverbs 14:14

21And he said to Aaron, “What has this people done to you, so that you would bring upon them the greatest sin?”

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Genesis 20:9, Joshua 7:19, Joshua 7:26, Genesis 20:9, Joshua 7:19

22And he answered him: “Let not my lord be indignant. For you know this people, that they are prone to evil.

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Deuteronomy 9:24, Deuteronomy 9:24, Exodus 15:24, Exodus 16:20, Exodus 14:11

23They said to me: ‘Make gods for us, who may go before us. For this Moses, who led us away from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has befallen him.’

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Exodus 32:1, Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:1, Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:8

24And I said to them, ‘Which of you has gold?’ And they took it and gave it to me. And I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.”

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Exodus 32:4, Exodus 32:4, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 3:13, Romans 3:10

25Therefore, Moses, seeing that the people were naked (for Aaron had stripped them because of the disgrace of their sordidness, and he had set them naked among their enemies),

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Isaiah 47:3, Isaiah 47:3, Micah 1:11, Revelation 16:15, Micah 1:11

26and standing at the gate of the camp, said: “If anyone is for the Lord, let him join with me.” And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together to him.

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Matthew 12:30, 2 Kings 9:32, Matthew 12:30, 2 Kings 9:32, Joshua 5:13

27And he said to them: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Let a man place his sword at his thigh. Go forth, and then return, from gate to gate, through the midst of the camp, and let each one kill his brother, and friend, and neighbor.”

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Numbers 25:5, Numbers 25:5, Luke 14:26, Luke 14:26, Deuteronomy 33:8

28And the sons of Levi did according to the words of Moses, and there fell on that day about twenty-three thousand men.

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Deuteronomy 33:9, Deuteronomy 33:9, Numbers 16:32, Numbers 16:35, 1 Corinthians 10:8

29And Moses said: “On this day, you have consecrated your hands to the Lord, each one in his son and in his brother, so that a blessing may be given to you.”

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Numbers 25:11, Numbers 25:13, Numbers 25:11, Numbers 25:13, Zechariah 13:3

30Then, when the next day arrived, Moses spoke to the people: “You have sinned the greatest sin. I will ascend to the Lord. Perhaps, in some way, I might be able to entreat him for your wickedness.”

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1 Samuel 12:20, 1 Samuel 12:20, Numbers 25:13, Numbers 25:13, 1 Samuel 12:23

31And returning to the Lord, he said: “I beg you, this people has sinned the greatest sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold. Either release them from this offense,

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Exodus 20:23, Exodus 20:23, Daniel 9:8, Exodus 32:30, Daniel 9:11

32or, if you do not, then delete me from the book that you have written.”

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Psalms 69:28, Psalms 69:28, Romans 9:3, Revelation 21:27, Philippians 4:3

33And the Lord answered him: “Whoever has sinned against me, him I will delete from my book.

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Ezekiel 18:4, Ezekiel 18:4, Psalms 69:28, Deuteronomy 29:20, Psalms 69:28

34But as for you, go and lead this people where I have told you. My angel will go before you. Then, on the day of retribution, I will also visit this sin of theirs.”

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Deuteronomy 32:35, Deuteronomy 32:35, Exodus 23:20, Exodus 23:20, Matthew 23:35

35Therefore, the Lord struck the people for the guilt of the calf, which Aaron had made.

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Acts 1:18, Acts 7:41, 2 Samuel 12:9, 2 Samuel 12:10, Matthew 27:3