Exodus 32:14
“And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”
Exodus 32:14 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh repented of the evil which he said he would do to his people.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- And the Lord relented from the disaster he had said he would bring upon his people.
Context: Exodus 32
12Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
14And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
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.