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they bowed before an image made of gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/106.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a metal image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/106.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/106.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped the molded image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/106.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a cast metal image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/106.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, And worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/106.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb And worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/106.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb (Sinai) And worshiped a cast image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/106.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/106.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped the cast metal image. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/106.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/106.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />At Horeb your people made and worshiped the statue <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/106.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/106.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />At Mount Horeb they made [a statue of] a calf. They worshiped an idol made of metal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/106.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They made a gold bull-calf at Sinai and worshiped that idol; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/106.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They fashioned a calf at Horeb and worshipped a carved image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/106.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/106.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They made an image of a calf at Horeb, and worshiped a metal idol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/106.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/106.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/106.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/106.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They make a calf in Horeb, "" And bow themselves to a molten image,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/106.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They make a calf in Horeb, And bow themselves to a molten image,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/106.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will make a calf in Horeb, and they will worship to the molten image.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/106.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They made also a calf in Horeb: and they adored the graven thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/106.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 105:19>And they fashioned a calf at Horeb, and they adored a graven image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/106.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At Horeb they fashioned a calf, worshiped a metal statue. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/106.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/106.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/106.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They made a calf in Khoreeb and worshiped the molten image.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/106.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped a molten image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/106.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they made a calf in Choreb, and worshipped the graven image,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/106-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13417" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/106.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Then fire blazed through their company; flames consumed the wicked. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2722.htm" title="2722: bə·ḥō·rêḇ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Waste, a mountain in Sinai. From charab; desolate; Choreb, a name for the Sinaitic mountains.">At Horeb</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they made</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: ‘ê·ḡel (N-ms) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">a calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and worshiped</a> <a href="/hebrew/4541.htm" title="4541: lə·mas·sê·ḵāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- From nacak; properly, a pouring over, i.e. Fusion of metal; by implication, a libation, i.e. League; concretely a coverlet.">a molten image.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">Exodus 32:1-6</a></span><br />Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” / So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” / Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Deuteronomy 9:8-12</a></span><br />At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you. / When I went up on the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that the LORD made with you, I stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights. I ate no bread and drank no water. / Then the LORD gave me the two stone tablets, inscribed by the finger of God with the exact words that the LORD spoke to you out of the fire on the mountain on the day of the assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-41</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Nehemiah 9:18</a></span><br />Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a></span><br />Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4-5</a></span><br />You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in the heavens above, on the earth below, or in the waters beneath. / You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm">Deuteronomy 4:15-18</a></span><br />So since you saw no form of any kind on the day the LORD spoke to you out of the fire at Horeb, be careful / that you do not act corruptly and make an idol for yourselves of any form or shape, whether in the likeness of a male or female, / of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22-23</a></span><br />Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16</a></span><br />They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">2 Chronicles 11:15</a></span><br />And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-8.htm">Ezekiel 23:8</a></span><br />She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin bosom, and poured out their lust upon her.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4-8,35</a></b></br> And he received <i>them</i> at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These <i>be</i> thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12-16,21</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted <i>themselves</i>; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Nehemiah 9:18</a></b></br> Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This <i>is</i> thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/psalms/102-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/psalms/45-11.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-10.htm">Horeb</a> <a href="/psalms/24-4.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Image</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/psalms/104-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/102-22.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-39.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-17.htm">Calf</a> <a href="/psalms/106-26.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Homage</a> <a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Horeb</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Idol</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Image</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Metal</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Molten</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/psalms/106-36.htm">Worshiped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-16.htm">Worshipped</a> <a href="/psalms/110-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 106</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts to praise God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/106-47.htm">He concludes with prayer and praise</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This site is significant in biblical history as a place of divine revelation and covenant. It is traditionally identified with a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, though its exact location remains uncertain. Horeb is a symbol of God's presence and law, making the events that occurred there particularly grievous.<p><b>they made a calf</b><br>The making of the calf refers to the incident in <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32</a>, where the Israelites, in Moses' absence, pressured Aaron to create a golden calf. This act was a direct violation of the commandment against idolatry. The calf was likely modeled after Egyptian deities, reflecting the Israelites' struggle to leave behind the influences of Egypt. This event highlights the human tendency to revert to familiar practices in times of uncertainty.<p><b>and worshiped a molten image</b><br>Worshiping the molten image signifies the Israelites' departure from monotheism and their covenant with God. This act of idolatry was a grave sin, as it replaced the worship of the invisible God with a tangible idol. The worship of the calf is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, symbolizing the spiritual adultery of God's people. It serves as a warning against the dangers of idolatry and the importance of faithfulness to God. This incident foreshadows the need for a mediator, a role ultimately fulfilled by Jesus Christ, who intercedes on behalf of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/horeb.htm">Horeb</a></b><br>Also known as Mount Sinai, this is the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. It is a significant location in the history of Israel's covenant with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. Despite witnessing God's miracles, they fell into idolatry at Horeb.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf.htm">The Golden Calf</a></b><br>An idol made by the Israelites while Moses was on Mount Sinai. It represents a significant act of rebellion and idolatry against God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who was on Mount Sinai receiving the law from God when the people made the golden calf.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother, who played a role in the creation of the golden calf, succumbing to the people's demands for an idol.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_impatience.htm">The Danger of Impatience</a></b><br>The Israelites' impatience led them to idolatry. We must learn to wait on God's timing and trust His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to separation from God. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_responsibility.htm">Leadership Responsibility</a></b><br>Aaron's failure to stand firm highlights the importance of godly leadership. Leaders must guide others in truth, even under pressure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>The golden calf incident shows the need for repentance and turning back to God when we stray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_despite_human_failure.htm">God's Faithfulness Despite Human Failure</a></b><br>Despite Israel's rebellion, God remained faithful to His covenant. This reassures us of His steadfast love and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_106.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 106</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_art.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on art?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_graven_image.htm">What defines a graven image?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_84_11_align_with_no_sun_worship.htm">If the Lord is described as 'a sun' in Psalm 84:11, how does this symbolism align with the biblical prohibition against sun worship?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_historical_record_of_psalm_106_29.htm">Psalm 106:29 recounts a plague as divine punishment--why is there no extra-biblical record or historical data attesting to this widespread incident?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/106.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">In Horeb.</span>--This expression, which is Deuteronomic (see <a href="/deuteronomy/4-15.htm" title="Take you therefore good heed to yourselves; for you saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spoke to you in Horeb out of the middle of the fire:">Deuteronomy 4:15</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/5-2.htm" title="The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.">Deuteronomy 5:2</a>, &c), shows that <a href="/context/deuteronomy/9-8.htm" title="Also in Horeb you provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.">Deuteronomy 9:8-12</a>, as well as Exodus 32, was before the poet.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/106.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They made a calf in</span> <span class="cmt_word">Horeb</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Deuteronomy 9:8-16</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And worshipped the molten image;</span> rather, <span class="accented">a molten image</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4, 24</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12, 16</a>). The sin was not only against the light of nature, but was expressly forbidden by the second commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-4.htm">Exodus 20:4, 5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/106-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">At Horeb</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֹרֵ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·rêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2722.htm">Strong's 2722: </a> </span><span class="str2">Horeb -- 'waste', a mountain in Sinai</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they made</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲשׂוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·śū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a calf</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥גֶל</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḡel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, calf, one nearly grown</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and worshiped</span><br /><span class="heb">וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a molten image.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַסֵּכָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mas·sê·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4541.htm">Strong's 4541: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 106:19 They made a calf in Horeb (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/106-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 106:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/106-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 106:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 106:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>