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Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust and threw the dust into a stream that flowed down the mountain. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> I took your sin—the calf you had made—and I melted it down in the fire and ground it into fine dust. Then I threw the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then I took the sinful thing, the calf that you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. And I threw the dust of it into the brook that ran down from the mountain. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/9.htm">New King James Version</a> Then I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it and ground it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that descended from the mountain. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I took your sinful thing which you had made, the calf, and burned it in the fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it in the fire and thoroughly crushed it, grinding the metal thoroughly until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I took the sinful calf you had made and burned it. I crushed it, thoroughly grinding it to powder as fine as dust, and threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I took the sinful calf you had made, burned it up, and crushed it, thoroughly grinding it to powder as fine as dust. Then I threw it into the stream that came down from the mountain.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> It was a sin for you to make that idol, so I threw it into the fire to melt it down. Then I took the lump of gold, ground it into powder, and threw the powder into the stream flowing down the mountain. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I took that sinful calf you made and burned it. I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was as fine as powder. Then I threw the powder into the river that flowed down the mountain. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> I took that sinful thing that you had made--that metal bull-calf--and threw it into the fire. Then I broke it in pieces, ground it to dust, and threw the dust into the stream that flowed down the mountain. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now, when you made the calf that made you sin, I grabbed it, burned it with fire, crushed it, and ground it thoroughly until it was pulverized to powder. Then I threw the powder into the river that was flowing from the mountain." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/9.htm">NET Bible</a> As for your sinful thing that you had made, the calf, I took it, melted it down, ground it up until it was as fine as dust, and tossed the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast its dust into the brook that descended out of the mountain. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust of it into the brook that descended from the mount. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/9.htm">World English Bible</a> I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. I threw its dust into the brook that descended out of the mountain. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I have taken your sin, the calf which you have made, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well until it [is] small as dust, and I cast its dust into the brook which is going down out of the mountain. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and your sin, which ye have made -- the calf -- I have taken, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well till that it is small as dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook which is going down out of the mount. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And the sin that ye made, the calf, I took and I shall burn it with fire, and beat it, and grinding small till it was beat small to dust: and I shall cast its dust into the torrent going down from the mount.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But as for your sin which you committed, that is, the calf, taking hold of it, I burned it with fire. And breaking it into pieces, and reducing it entirely to dust, I threw it into the torrent that descends from the mountain. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Then, taking the calf, the sinful object you had made, I burnt it and ground it down to powder as fine as dust, which I threw into the wadi that went down the mountainside. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then I took the sinful thing you had made, the calf, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it thoroughly, until it was reduced to dust; and I threw the dust of it into the stream that runs down the mountain.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I took the calf by which you sinned, which you had made, and burned it with fire, and ground it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I threw the dust of it into the brook that flowed down out of the mountain. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I took the calf that you had made, by which you sinned, and I burned it in fire and I broke it in pieces and I pounded it greatly until it was pulverized like dust, and I threw its dust into the river that came down from the mountain.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and beat it in pieces, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.-- <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And your sin which ye had made, even the calf, I took, and burnt it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became fine; and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that descended from the mountain. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=2911" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/9.htm">The Golden Calf</a> …20The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron. 21<a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I took</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">sinful thing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5695.htm" title="5695: hā·‘ê·ḡel (Art:: N-ms) -- A calf. From the same as agol; a calf, especially one nearly grown.">the calf</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you had made,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: wā·’eś·rōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">and burned</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">in the fire.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3807.htm" title="3807: wā·’ek·kōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To beat, crush by beating. A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike.">Then I crushed it</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2912.htm" title="2912: ṭā·ḥō·wn (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To grind. A primitive root; to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine.">and ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/3190.htm" title="3190: hê·ṭêḇ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To be good, well, glad, or pleasing. A primitive root; to be make well, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">it to</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1854.htm" title="1854: daq (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To crush, pulverize, thresh. A primitive root; to crush crumble.">powder</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: lə·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">as fine as dust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wā·’aš·liḵ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">and I cast</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ă·p̄ā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·na·ḥal (Art:: N-ms) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">the stream</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: hay·yō·rêḏ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">that came down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountain.</a> 22You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a> Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it. <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a> He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">2 Kings 23:6</a> He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">2 Chronicles 15:16</a> King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, “Be gone!” <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Isaiah 31:7</a> For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made. <a href="/hosea/8-6.htm">Hosea 8:6</a> 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. <a href="/micah/1-7.htm">Micah 1:7</a> All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute. <a href="/acts/7-41.htm">Acts 7:41</a> At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">1 Corinthians 10:7</a> 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.” <a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a> Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. <a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a> Little children, keep yourselves from idols. <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a> But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a> But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. <a href="/exodus/32-4.htm">Exodus 32:4</a> He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.I took<a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a> And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.<a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18-21</a> And the idols he shall utterly abolish… <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a> Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. 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The calf represents idolatry and rebellion against God, as the Israelites turned to worship a man-made object instead of the Lord. This incident is a significant moment of disobedience in Israel's history, highlighting the human tendency to stray from faithfulness. The calf was made from gold earrings, as described in <a href="/exodus/32.htm">Exodus 32</a>, symbolizing the wealth and resources misused for idolatry.and burned it in the fire Burning the calf signifies the complete destruction of the idol, an act of purging sin from the community. Fire often represents purification and judgment in the Bible. This act demonstrates Moses' zeal for God's holiness and his leadership in guiding the Israelites back to the covenant. The burning also serves as a physical and symbolic rejection of the idol, emphasizing the need for repentance and return to God.Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust Crushing the idol to powder illustrates the total obliteration of the false god, leaving no trace of its former existence. This action underscores the futility and powerlessness of idols compared to the living God. The imagery of dust recalls <a href="/genesis/3-19.htm">Genesis 3:19</a>, where dust signifies mortality and the transient nature of life, reinforcing the message that idols are lifeless and temporary.and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain Casting the powdered idol into the stream symbolizes the removal of sin from the community, as the water carries away the remnants of the calf. This act can be seen as a form of cleansing, aligning with the biblical theme of water as a purifying agent. The stream likely refers to the brook descending from Mount Sinai, a geographical detail that situates the event in a real location, emphasizing the historical reality of the narrative. This action also prefigures the concept of baptism, where water signifies purification and the washing away of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who interceded for them and took decisive action against idolatry by destroying the golden calf. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who fell into idolatry by creating and worshiping the golden calf while Moses was on Mount Sinai. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf.htm">The Golden Calf</a> An idol made by the Israelites, representing a significant act of rebellion against God. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and where the brook flowed down, into which the dust of the calf was thrown. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_brook.htm">The Brook</a> The stream that carried away the remains of the golden calf, symbolizing the removal of sin from the community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_idolatry.htm">The Seriousness of Idolatry</a> Idolatry is a grave sin that provokes God's anger. Believers must be vigilant in identifying and removing idols from their lives, whether they are physical objects or misplaced priorities. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_addressing_sin.htm">The Role of Leadership in Addressing Sin</a> Moses' actions demonstrate the responsibility of leaders to confront sin decisively. Christian leaders today must also address sin within their communities with courage and clarity. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_cleansing.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Cleansing</a> The destruction of the calf and the scattering of its dust symbolize repentance and the need for spiritual cleansing. Believers are called to confess and turn away from sin, seeking God's forgiveness and purification. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_impatience_and_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Impatience and Disobedience</a> The Israelites' impatience led them to disobedience. Christians are reminded to trust in God's timing and remain faithful, even when answers or guidance seem delayed. <a href="/topical/t/the_symbolism_of_water_in_cleansing.htm">The Symbolism of Water in Cleansing</a> The brook carrying away the dust signifies the cleansing power of water, which is a recurring symbol of purification in Scripture. This points to the cleansing work of Christ and the Holy Spirit in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 9</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_iconoclasm.htm">What defines iconoclasm?</a> <a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_deut._9_13-21_align_with_ex._32.htm">Deuteronomy 9:13–21 – How does Moses’s retelling of the golden calf incident here square with the details and timing found in Exodus 32? </a> <a href="/q/why_delay_burial_in_2_sam_21_9.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:9, how is the extended exposure of the corpses justified when Deuteronomy 21:22-23 calls for prompt burial?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) I took your sin . . . and I cast the dust thereof into the brook.--The stream from the rock in Horeb not only gave Israel drink, but bore away their "sin" upon its waters. "And that Rock was Christ." This identification of the sin with the material object is in harmony with the Law in Leviticus, where "sin" and "sin-offering"--"trespass" and "trespass offering"--are respectively denoted by a single word. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְֽאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case I took לָקַחְתִּי֮ (lā·qaḥ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take that אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that sinful thing, חַטַּאתְכֶ֞ם (ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender the calf הָעֵ֗גֶל (hā·‘ê·ḡel) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5695.htm">Strong's 5695: </a> A, calf, one nearly grown you had made, עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make and burned it וָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ף (wā·’eś·rōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> To be, on fire in the fire. בָּאֵשׁ֒ (bā·’êš) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> A fire Then I crushed it וָאֶכֹּ֨ת (wā·’ek·kōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3807.htm">Strong's 3807: </a> To bruise, violently strike [and] ground טָחוֹן֙ (ṭā·ḥō·wn) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2912.htm">Strong's 2912: </a> To grind meal, to be a, concubine it to עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while powder דַּ֖ק (daq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1851.htm">Strong's 1851: </a> Crushed, small, thin as fine as dust, לְעָפָ֑ר (lə·‘ā·p̄ār) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud and I cast וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙ (wā·’aš·liḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> To throw out, down, away it עֲפָר֔וֹ (‘ă·p̄ā·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the stream הַנַּ֖חַל (han·na·ḥal) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft that came down הַיֹּרֵ֥ד (hay·yō·rêḏ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend from מִן־ (min-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the mountain. הָהָֽר׃ (hā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 9:21 I took your sin the calf which (Deut. 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