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Exodus 32:31 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Exodus 32:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 32 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”
Exodus 32:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 32:31
Moses returns (וַיָּשָׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהוָה, vayyashov Moshe el-Adonai) to renew intercession. His cry אָנָּא (anna, Oh!) expresses deep anguish. The repeated phrase חָטָא הָעָם־הַזֶּה חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה (chata ha'am-hazeh chata'ah gedolah, this people has sinned a great sin) emphasizes enormity. The specific sin—וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי זָהָב (vaya'asu lahem elohei zahav, they have made for themselves gods of gold)—is stated plainly before God. Moses doesn't minimize or excuse but confesses fully, prerequisite for atonement. The plural 'gods' (אֱלֹהֵי, elohei) may reflect the people's plural dec...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:31
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“or gods of gold for yourselves.”
“that Moses said to the people”
“all Israel have transgressed your law”
“to us belongs confusion of face”
“as at the first”
“nor drank water. He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant”
“the God of Israel”
“and have dealt perversely”
“my God”