Exodus 32:24
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Exodus 32:24 in other translations
| BSB | So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!” |
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| WEB | I said to them, ‘Whoever has any gold, let them take it off.’ So they gave it to me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf.” |
| ASV | And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. |
| YLT | and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break it off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.' |
| DARBY | And I said to them, Who has gold? They broke it off, and gave it me, and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. |
| BBE | Then I said to them, Whoever has any gold, let him take it off; so they gave it to me, and I put it in the fire, and this image of an ox came out. |
| Webster | And I said to them, Whoever hath any gold, let them break it off: So they gave it to me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. |
What does Exodus 32:24 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 32:21-29
Never did any wise man make a more frivolous and foolish excuse than that of Aaron. We must never be drawn into sin by any thing man can say or do to us; for men can but tempt us to sin, they cannot force us. The approach of Moses turned the dancing into trembling. They were exposed to shame by their sin. The course Moses took to roll away this reproach, was, not by concealing the sin, or putting any false colour…
Exodus 32:24 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 32:24
- Exodus 32:4
And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 3:12-13
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
- Luke 10:29
But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour?
- Romans 3:10
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
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Context
- Exodus 32:23
For they said unto me, 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 32:24
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
- Exodus 32:25
And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)
Exodus 32:24 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y yo les respondí: ¿Quién tiene oro? apartadlo. Y diéronmelo, y echélo en el fuego, y salió este becerro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et je leur ai dit: Qui a de l’or? Ils l’ont arraché, et me l’ont donné; et je l’ai jeté au feu, et il en est sorti ce veau. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich sprach zu ihnen: Wer hat Gold? Sie rissen es sich ab und gaben es mir, und ich warf es ins Feuer, und dieses Kalb ging hervor. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quibus ego dixi: Quis vestrum habet aurum? Tulerunt, et dederunt mihi: et projeci illud in ignem, egressusque est hic vitulus. |