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But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/exodus/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a terrible sin, but I will go back up to the LORD on the mountain. Perhaps I will be able to obtain forgiveness for your sin.” <a href="/esv/exodus/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> The next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. And now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/kjv/exodus/32.htm">King James Bible</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/32.htm">New King James Version</a> Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. So now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And on the next day Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/nasb/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> On the next day Moses said to the people, &#8220You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the LORD, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about on the next day that Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; and now I am going up to the LORD, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/lsb/exodus/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened on the next day, that Moses said to the people, “You yourselves have committed a great sin; but now I am going up to Yahweh, perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/amp/exodus/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/csb/exodus/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The following day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I will be able to atone for your sin.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The following day Moses said to the people, &#8220You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I will be able to atone for your sin.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. <a href="/cev/exodus/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The next day Moses told the people, "This is a terrible thing you have done. But I will go back to the LORD to see if I can do something to keep this sin from being held against you." <a href="/erv/exodus/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. <a href="/gwt/exodus/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to the LORD. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for your sin and make peace with the LORD for your sin." <a href="/gnt/exodus/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will again go up the mountain to the LORD; perhaps I can obtain forgiveness for your sin." <a href="/isv/exodus/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> The next day Moses told the people, "You committed a great sin, and now I'll go up to the LORD, and perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." <a href="/msb/exodus/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The next day Moses said to the people, ?You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.? <a href="/net/exodus/32.htm">NET Bible</a> The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a very serious sin, but now I will go up to the LORD--perhaps I can make atonement on behalf of your sin." <a href="/nheb/exodus/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It happened on the next day, that Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. And now I will go up to God. Perhaps I can make atonement for your sin." <a href="/wbt/exodus/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to the LORD; it may be I shall make an atonement for your sin. <a href="/web/exodus/32.htm">World English Bible</a> On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass, on the next day, that Moses says to the people, “You have sinned a great sin, and now I go up to YHWH, perhaps I can atone for your sin.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses saith unto the people, 'Ye -- ye have sinned a great sin, and now I go up unto Jehovah, if so be I atone for your sin.' <a href="/slt/exodus/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it shall be from the morrow, and Moses will say to the people, Ye sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to Jehovah; perhaps I shall expiate for your sin.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the next day was come, Moses spoke to the people: You have sinned a very great sin: I will go up to the Lord, if by any means I may be able to entreat him for your crime. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, when the next day arrived, Moses spoke to the people: “You have sinned the greatest sin. I will ascend to the Lord. Perhaps, in some way, I might be able to entreat him for your wickedness.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/32.htm">New American Bible</a> On the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I may be able to make atonement for your sin.” <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On the next day Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> ?And it came to pass on the next day, Moses said to the people, You have sinned this great sin; and now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps he may forgive your transgressions. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Moshe said to them, “Fill your hands today for LORD JEHOVAH, a man with his son and with his brother, because today a blessing will come upon you.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people: 'Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up unto the LORD, peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.' <a href="/sep/exodus/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass after the morrow had begun, that Moses said to the people, Ye have sinned a great sin; and now I will go up to God, that I may make atonement for your sin. <a href="/parallel/exodus/32-30.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/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8506" 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/exodus/32.htm">Moses Intercedes for Israel</a> 30<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4283.htm" title="4283: mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- The morrow. Or mochoratham; feminine from the same as machar; the morrow or tomorrow.">The next day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/2398.htm" title="2398: ḥă·ṭā·ṯem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to miss; hence to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn.">have committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ḡə·ḏō·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2401.htm" title="2401: ḥă·ṭā·’āh (N-fs) -- Sin, sin offering. Feminine of chet'; an offence, or a sacrifice for it.">sin.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ’e·‘ĕ·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">I will go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD;</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">perhaps</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: ’ă·ḵap·pə·rāh (V-Piel-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">I can make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/1157.htm" title="1157: bə·‘aḏ (Prep) -- From ad with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.">for</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.">your sin.”</a> 31So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves.…<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="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18-20</a> Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger. / For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well. / The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron. <a href="/numbers/14-19.htm">Numbers 14:19-20</a> Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.” / “I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied. <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/deuteronomy/9-25.htm">Deuteronomy 9:25-29</a> So I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, because the LORD had said He would destroy you. / And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. ... <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a> because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">1 Samuel 12:19-23</a> They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the LORD your God for your servants so that we will not die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of asking for a king.” / “Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart. / Do not turn aside after worthless things that cannot profit you or deliver you, for they are empty. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">2 Chronicles 30:18-20</a> A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone / who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.” / And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. <a href="/isaiah/53-12.htm">Isaiah 53:12</a> Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. <a href="/daniel/9-16.htm">Daniel 9:16-19</a> O Lord, in keeping with all Your righteous acts, I pray that Your anger and wrath may turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; for because of our sins and the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all around us. / So now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary. / Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-7.htm">Hebrews 9:7</a> But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. <a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Romans 9:3</a> For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood, <a href="/1_john/2-1.htm">1 John 2:1-2</a> My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. / He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. <a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a> Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them. <a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5-6</a> For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, / who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time. <a href="/romans/5-10.htm">Romans 5:10-11</a> For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life! / Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said to the people, You have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up to the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.ye have<a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Exodus 32:31</a> And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.<a href="/1_samuel/2-17.htm">1 Samuel 2:17</a> Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.<a href="/1_samuel/12-20.htm">1 Samuel 12:20,23</a> And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; … peradventure<a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">2 Samuel 16:12</a> It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.<a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a> Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.<a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Jonah 3:9</a> Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?an atonement<a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32</a> Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.<a href="/numbers/16-47.htm">Numbers 16:47</a> And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.<a href="/numbers/25-13.htm">Numbers 25:13</a> And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Atone</a> <a href="/exodus/31-7.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/exodus/28-38.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/exodus/10-17.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Great</a> <a href="/exodus/32-6.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/exodus/13-17.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/exodus/10-16.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/8-12.htm">Atone</a> <a href="/exodus/35-12.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Committed</a> <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Great</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-16.htm">Morrow</a> <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/numbers/22-6.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/numbers/22-6.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/exodus/32-31.htm">Sinned</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 32</div>1. <a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails</a> 15. <a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Moses comes down with the tablets</a> 19. <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">He breaks them</a> 20. <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">He destroys the calf</a> 22. <a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Aaron's excuse for himself</a> 25. <a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Moses causes the idolaters to be slain</a> 30. <a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">He prays for the people</a> </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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The "next day" suggests a swift move to address the sin of idolatry. Moses, as the leader and mediator, takes responsibility to confront the people. This reflects his role as a prophet and intercessor, similar to how Jesus would later act as a mediator between God and humanity.“You have committed a great sin. The "great sin" refers to the Israelites' idolatry, which violated the first two commandments given at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-4</a>). This sin is significant because it represents a breach of the covenant relationship with God. In biblical terms, idolatry is often equated with spiritual adultery, highlighting the gravity of the offense. The acknowledgment of sin is a necessary step for repentance and restoration.Now I will go up to the LORD; Moses' intention to "go up to the LORD" signifies his role as an intercessor. The phrase implies a physical ascent, likely to Mount Sinai, where Moses had previously encountered God. This ascent is symbolic of approaching God in prayer and supplication. It prefigures Christ's ascension and ongoing intercession for believers (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.” The word "perhaps" indicates uncertainty, reflecting the seriousness of the sin and the need for divine mercy. "Atonement" involves reconciliation between God and humanity, often through a sacrificial act. In the Old Testament, atonement was achieved through sacrifices, foreshadowing the ultimate atonement made by Jesus Christ on the cross (<a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>). Moses' attempt to make atonement highlights the need for a mediator, a role perfectly fulfilled by Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt. In this passage, Moses acts as an intercessor between God and the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who have committed a grave sin by worshiping the golden calf, violating the covenant with God. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The one true God who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established a covenant with them. He is the one Moses seeks to appease. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf_incident.htm">The Golden Calf Incident</a> A significant event where the Israelites, in Moses' absence, create and worship a golden calf, leading to God's anger and Moses' intercession. 5. <a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a> The mountain where Moses meets with God and receives the Law. It is the place Moses ascends to seek atonement for the people's sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin is a grave matter that separates us from God. The Israelites' sin of idolatry serves as a warning against turning away from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a> Moses' willingness to intercede for the people demonstrates the power and importance of intercessory prayer. Believers are called to pray for others, seeking God's mercy on their behalf. <a href="/topical/a/atonement_and_forgiveness.htm">Atonement and Forgiveness</a> Moses' attempt to make atonement points to the need for reconciliation with God. In Christ, we have the perfect atonement for our sins. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Moses' actions show the responsibility of leaders to guide and intercede for those they lead, even when they go astray. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a> Despite the severity of sin, there is hope in God's mercy and willingness to forgive when we repent and seek His face.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 32</a> <a href="/q/why_does_exodus_32_25-28_record_3,000_deaths.htm">Why does Exodus 32:25–28 record the killing of about three thousand people, and is there any historical or archaeological support for such a large-scale event? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_sabbath-breaking_punished_severely.htm">Why does Exodus 20:8-11 mandate strict Sabbath observance, yet elsewhere in Scripture (e.g., Numbers 15:32-36) the penalty for Sabbath-breaking appears more severe? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_moses_fear_going_without_god.htm">In Exodus 33:14-15, why does Moses fear going without God's presence if God is said to be omnipresent?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_moses's_radiant_face_unique.htm">(Exodus 34:29-35) How can Moses's radiant face be explained scientifically, and why are there no other similar reports in the Torah?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>MOSES' INTERCESSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE.(30-35) When Moses had, on first hearing of God's intention to destroy the people, interceded for them (<a href="/context/exodus/32-11.htm" title="And Moses sought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why does your wrath wax hot against your people, which you have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?">Exodus 32:11-13</a>), his prayers had received no direct answer--he had been left in doubt whether they were granted or no. Having now put an end to the offence, and to some extent punished it, he is bent on renewing his supplications, and obtaining a favourable reply. Once more he ascends into the mount to be quite alone, and so best able to wrestle with God in prayer; and this time he not merely intercedes, but offers himself as an atonement for the people, and is willing to be "blotted out of God's book," if on this condition they may be spared. God refuses the offer, but makes known to Moses that He relents--that He will spare the people, and allow them to continue their journey to the promised land; only He will send an angel to lead them instead of leading them Himself, and He will punish the sinners by a different punishment from that originally threatened (<a href="/exodus/32-10.htm" title="Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of you a great nation.">Exodus 32:10</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 30-35. - MOSES ONCE MORE INTERCEDES WITH GOD FOR THE PEOPLE - GOD ANSWERS HIM. No distinct reply seems to have been given to the previous intercession of Moses (vers. 11-13). He only knew that the people were not as yet consumed, and therefore that God's wrath was at any rate held in suspense. It might be that the punishment inflicted on the 3000 had appeased God's wrath: or something more might be needed. In the latter case, Moses was ready to sacrifice himself for his nation (ver. 32). Like St. Paul, he elects to be "accursed from God, for his brethren, his kinsfolk after the flesh" (<a href="/romans/9-3.htm">Romans 9:3</a>). But God will not have this sacrifice. "The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (<a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Ezekiel 18:4</a>). He declares, "Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book" (<a href="/exodus/32-33.htm">Exodus 32:33</a>). Moses shall not make himself a victim. Without any such sacrifice, God will so far spare them, that they shall still go on their way towards the promised land, with Moses as their earthly, and an Angel as their heavenly leader. Only, their sin shall still be visited in God's own good time and in his own way. How, is left in obscurity; but the decree is issued - "In the day that I visit, I will visit their sin upon them" (ver. 34). And, writing long years after the event, the author observes - "And God did plague the people because they made the calf which Aaron made" (ver. 35). Verse 30. - On the morrow. The day must have been well-nigh over when the slaughter of the 3000 was completed: and after that the corpses had to be buried, the signs of carnage to be effaced, and the wounded, of whom there must have been many, cared for. Moses would have had to direct, if not even to superintend, everything, and therefore could not reascend Sinai until the next day. Moses said unto the people, Not now to the elders only, as in <a href="/exodus/24-14.htm">Exodus 24:14</a>, but to all the people, since all had sinned, and. each man is held by God individually responsible for his own sin. Ye have sinned a great sin. One which combined ingratitude and falseness with impiety. Peradventure I shall make an atonement. Moses has formed the design, which he executes (ver. 32); but will not reveal it to the people, from modesty probably. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/32-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The next day מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת (mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4283.htm">Strong's 4283: </a> The morrow, tomorrow Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the people, הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock “You אַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you have committed חֲטָאתֶ֖ם (ḥă·ṭā·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2398.htm">Strong's 2398: </a> To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn a great גְדֹלָ֑ה (ḡə·ḏō·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent sin. חֲטָאָ֣ה (ḥă·ṭā·’āh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2401.htm">Strong's 2401: </a> An offence, a sacrifice for, it Now וְעַתָּה֙ (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time I will go up אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה (’e·‘ĕ·leh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel perhaps אוּלַ֥י (’ū·lay) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> Perhaps I can make atonement אֲכַפְּרָ֖ה (’ă·ḵap·pə·rāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel for בְּעַ֥ד (bə·‘aḏ) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1157.htm">Strong's 1157: </a> In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for your sin.” חַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃ (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 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/32-30.htm">Exodus 32:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">OT Law: Exodus 32:30 It happened on the next day that (Exo. 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