Exodus 32:8

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
turned	סָ֣רוּ Sa.ru	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
quickly	מַהֵ֗ר ma.Her	H4118	properly · verb, piel infinitive construct
way	הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ ha.De.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
commanded	צִוִּיתִ֔ם tzi.vi.Tim	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
made	עָשׂ֣וּ 'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
molten	מַסֵּכָ֑ה ma.se.Khah	H4541	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
calf	עֵ֖גֶל 'E.gel	H5695	a (male) calf (as frisking round) · noun, common masculine singular construct
worshipped	וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ vai.yish.ta.cha.vu-	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sacrificed	וַיִּזְבְּחוּ vai.yiz.be.chu-	H2076	to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
said	וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ vai.Yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
gods	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
up	הֶֽעֱל֖וּךָ he.'e.Lu.kha	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
land	מֵאֶ֥רֶץ me.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 20:3-4 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Exodus 20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
1 Kings 12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy g…
Deuteronomy 9:16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the w…
Exodus 22:20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Judges 2:17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quic…
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 go…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Here, I. God acquaints Moses with what was doing in the camp while he was absent, Exo 32:7, Exo 32:8. He could have told him sooner, as soon as the first step was taken towards it, and have hastened him down to prevent it; but he suffered it to come to this height, for wise and holy ends, and then sent him down to punish it. Note, It is no reproach to the holiness of God that he suffers sin to be committed, since he knows, not only how to restrain it when he pleases, but how to make it serviceable to the designs of his own glory. Observe what God here says to Moses concerning this sin. 1. That they had corrupted themselves. Sin is the corruption or depravation of the sinner, and it is a self…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:7

the Lord said unto Moses, Go, get thee down--Intelligence of the idolatrous scene enacted at the foot of the mount was communicated to Moses in language borrowed from human passions and feelings, and the judgment of a justly offended God was pronounced in terms of just indignation against the gross violation of the so recently promulgated laws.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:7

Thy people - have corrupted themselves - They had not only got into the spirit of idolatry, but they had become abominable in their conduct, so that God disowns them to be his: Thy people have broken the covenant, and are no longer entitled to my protection and love. This is one pretense that the Roman Catholics have for the idolatry in their image worship. Their high priest, the pope, collects the ornaments of the people, and makes an image, a crucifix, a madonna, etc. The people worship it; but the pope says it is only to keep God in remembrance. But of the whole God says, Thy people have corrupted themselves; and thus as they continue in their idolatry, they have forfeited the blessings o…

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John Gill on Exodus 32:8

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them,.... The Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation,"on Sinai, saying, ye shall not make to yourselves an image, or figure, or any similitude.''This was the command God had given to them; this the way he had directed them to walk in; from this they turned aside, by making the golden calf as an image or representation of God; and this they had done very quickly, since it was but about six weeks ago that this command was given; wherefore if Moses had delayed coming down from the mount, they had made haste to commit iniquity; and, perhaps, this observation is made of their quick defection, in opposition to their complaint…

Dictionary and topics

Bullock — (1.) The translation of a word which is a generic name for horned cattle (Isa. 65:25). It is also rendered “cow” (Ezek. 4:15), “ox” (Gen. 12:16). (2.) The translation of a word always meaning an…
Golden calf — (Ex. 32:4, 8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was destroyed at…
Levite — A descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex. 6:25; Lev. 25:32; Num. 35:2; Josh. 21:3, 41). This name is, however, generally used as the title of that portion of the tribe which was set apart for the…
Levites — (descendants of Levi). Sometimes the name extends to the whole tribe, the priests included, (Exodus 6:25; Leviticus 25:32; Numbers 35:2; Joshua 21:3,41) etc; sometimes only to those members of the…
Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Backsliding · Exemplified: Israel — Exemplified: Israel
Calf Of Gold · Making of: A turning aside from the divine command — Making of: A turning aside from the divine command
Instability · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Molding · Of images — Of images
Rebellion Against God · Exhibited in: Departing from his instituted worship — Exhibited in: Departing from his instituted worship

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 32:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:7

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:7

John Gill on Exodus 32:8

Dictionary and topics

Exodus 32:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:7-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 32:7

Adam Clarke on Exodus 32:7

John Gill on Exodus 32:8

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 32:8

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 32:7-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 32:7

Rashi on Exodus 32:7