Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold;
New American Standard Bible
Then Moses returned to the Lord, and said, “Alas, this people has
King James Version
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Holman Bible
So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a grave sin; they have made a god of gold for themselves.
International Standard Version
Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Please, LORD, this people committed a great sin by making a god of gold for themselves.
A Conservative Version
And Moses returned to LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made gods of gold for them.
American Standard Version
And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Amplified
So Moses returned to the Lord, and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin [against You], and have made themselves a god of gold.
Darby Translation
And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Alas, this people has sinned a great sin, and they have made themselves a god of gold!
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will turn back to Jehovah, and say, Ah, now, this people sinned a great sin, and they will make to them golden gods.
King James 2000
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses returned to Yahweh, and he said, "Alas, this people has sinned a great sin and made for themselves gods of gold.
Modern King James verseion
And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses went again unto the LORD and said, "O, this people have sinned a great sin and have made them a god of gold:
NET Bible
So Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold.
New Heart English Bible
Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
The Emphasized Bible
So Moses returned unto Yahweh, and said, - Oh now, this people hath sinned a great sin, and they have made for themselves - gods of gold.
Webster
And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
World English Bible
Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;
Themes
under the law Atonement » Extraordinary cases of
Calf of gold » Moses interceded for those who worshipped
Calf of gold » Making of » A very great sin
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
intercession » Answered » moses » Golden calf
Israel » moses » Indignation » death
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
Seven » Earnest suppliants » The cry for intercession (moses)
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 32:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses Begs The Lord To Spare The People
30 And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin. 31 Then Moses went back to the Lord and said, This people has done a great sin, making themselves a god of gold; 32 But now, if you will give them forgiveness--but if not, let my name be taken out of your book.
Cross References
Exodus 20:23
Gods of silver and gods of gold you are not to make for yourselves.
Exodus 32:30
And on the day after, Moses said to the people, Great has been your sin: but I will go up to the Lord, and see if I may get forgiveness for your sin.
Exodus 20:4
You are not to make an image or picture of anything in heaven or on the earth or in the waters under the earth:
Exodus 34:28
And for forty days and forty nights Moses was there with the Lord, and in that time he had no food or drink. And he put in writing on the stones the words of the agreement, the ten rules of the law.
Deuteronomy 9:18-19
And I went down on my face before the Lord, as at the first, for forty days and forty nights, without taking food or drinking water, because of all your sin, in doing evil in the eyes of the Lord and moving him to wrath.
Ezra 9:6-7
I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept from death, as at this day: see, we are before you in our sin; for no one may keep his place before you because of this.
Nehemiah 9:33
But still, you have been in the right in everything which has come on us; you have been true to us, but we have done evil:
Daniel 9:5
We are sinners, acting wrongly and doing evil; we have gone against you, turning away from your orders and from your laws:
Daniel 9:8
O Lord, shame is on us, on our kings and our rulers and our fathers, because of our sin against you.
Daniel 9:11
And all Israel have been sinners against your law, turning away so as not to give ear to your voice: and the curse has been let loose on us, and the oath recorded in the law of Moses, the servant of God, for we have done evil against him.