Exodus 32:1
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Exodus 32:1 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the people seeing that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, gathering together against Aaron, said: Arise, make us gods, that may go before us: for as to this Moses, the man that brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has befallen him.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
- DARBYDarby
- And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people collected together to Aaron, and said to him, Up, make us a god, who will go before us; for this Moses, the man that has brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what is become of him!
- WEBThe World English Bible
- When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron, and said to him, Come, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And the people see that Moses is delaying to come down from the mount, and the people assemble against Aaron, and say unto him, 'Rise, make for us gods who go before us, for this Moses ; the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt ; we have not known what hath happened to him.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- When the people saw that Moses was taking a long time to come down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said to him, "Come, make us gods to lead us, for we don’t know what has happened to this Moses, the man who brought us out of the land of Egypt."
Context: Exodus 32
1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
2And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
3And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
About Exodus 32: The Golden Calf
The Israelites make a golden calf while Moses is on the mountain receiving the commandments. Moses breaks the tablets and asks God to forgive the Israelites.
Commentary
Exodus 32 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Exodus, as it marks a major turning point in the relationship between God and the Israelites. After the Israelites had been freed from slavery in Egypt, they had been given the Ten Commandments by God, and were now on their way to the Promised Land. However, while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, the Israelites had become impatient and had fashioned a golden calf to worship.