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Exodus 32:28 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Exodus 32:28 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 28 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men.”
Exodus 32:28 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:28
The Levites' obedience (וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־לֵוִי כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה, vaya'asu venei-Levi kidvar Moshe, the sons of Levi did according to Moses' word) despite personal cost demonstrates true devotion. The death toll—כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ (kisheloshet alfei ish, about three thousand men)—shows judgment's severity. This number (out of ~600,000 men) suggests the execution targeted ringleaders and persistent rebels, not all who sinned. The precision 'that day' (בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא, bayyom hahu) indicates swift justice. Peter's Pentecost saw 3,000 saved (Acts 2:41), a redemptive inversion showing grace...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:28
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“and of his mother”
“as some of them committed”
“and swallowed them up”
“that my covenant may be with Levi”
“saying”
“and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense;”