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You bound yourself with an oath to them, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven. And I will give them all of this land that I have promised to your descendants, and they will possess it forever.’” <a href="/esv/exodus/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” <a href="/kjv/exodus/32.htm">King James Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/32.htm">New King James Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of I give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, &#8216I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Thy servants to whom Thou didst swear by Thyself, and didst say to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and You said to them, ‘I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob), Your servants to whom You swore [an oath] by Yourself, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <a href="/csb/exodus/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—you swore to them by yourself and declared, ‘I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it forever.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel—You swore to them by Your very self and declared, &#8216I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and will give your offspring all this land that I have promised, and they will inherit it forever.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. <a href="/cev/exodus/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that someday they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land. <a href="/erv/exodus/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. <a href="/gwt/exodus/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You took an oath, swearing on yourself. You told them, 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky. I will give to your descendants all the land I spoke of. It will be their permanent possession.'" <a href="/gnt/exodus/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever." <a href="/isv/exodus/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself as you told them, 'I'll increase the number of your descendants like the stars of the heavens, I'll give your descendants all of this land about which I have spoken, and they are to possess it forever.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ?I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.?? <a href="/net/exodus/32.htm">NET Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them, 'I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.'" <a href="/nheb/exodus/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thine own self, and saidst to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. <a href="/web/exodus/32.htm">World English Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Your servants, to whom You have sworn by Yourself, and to whom You speak: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited [it] for all time”; <a href="/ylt/exodus/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Be mindful of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou hast sworn by Thyself, and unto whom Thou speakest: I multiply your seed as stars of the heavens, and all this land, as I have said, I give to your seed, and they have inherited to the age;' <a href="/slt/exodus/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Remember Abraham, Isaak, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou didst swear to them by thyself, and thou wilt speak to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and all this land which I said, I will give to your seed and they inherited forever.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thy own self, saying: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven: and this whole land that I have spoken of, I will give to you seed, and you shall possess it for ever. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your very self, saying: ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And this entire land, about which I have spoken, I will give to your offspring. And you shall possess it forever.’ ” <a href="/nabre/exodus/32.htm">New American Bible</a> Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and how you swore to them by your own self, saying, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky; and all this land that I promised, I will give your descendants as their perpetual heritage.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou didst swear by thine own self and didst say to them, I will multiply your descendants as the stars in heaven, and all the land that I have spoken of I will give to thy descendants, and they shall inherit it for ever. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the Egyptians shall not say, ‘For their harm He brought out them to kill them among the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the Earth.’ Rest from the heat of your wrath and be reconciled to the evil of your people.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Thy servants, to whom Thou didst swear by Thine own self, and saidst unto them: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.' <a href="/sep/exodus/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> remembering Abraam and Isaac and Jacob thy servants, to whom thou hast sworn by thyself, and hast spoken to them, saying, I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven for multitude, and all this land which thou spokest of to give to them, so that they shall possess it for ever. <a href="/parallel/exodus/32-13.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=8338" 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 Informed of Israel's Sin</a> …12Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. 13<a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servants</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: lə·’aḇ·rā·hām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: lə·yiṣ·ḥāq (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: ū·lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">and Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">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.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘·tā (V-Nifal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">You swore</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">by Your very self</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wat·tə·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">when You declared,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ă·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">‘I will make your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ’ar·beh (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">as numerous</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/3556.htm" title="3556: kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê (Prep-k:: N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">as the stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">in the sky,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: lə·zar·‘ă·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</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/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I have promised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5157.htm" title="5157: wə·nā·ḥă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to inherit (figurative) mode of descent), or to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or distribute, instate.">and it shall be their inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.’”</a> 14So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.…<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="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a> saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2-3</a> I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5-6</a> And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” / Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. <a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4-8</a> “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. / No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. / I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. ... <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-5</a> Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, / because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.” <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-15</a> And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. / Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Deuteronomy 9:27</a> Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Overlook the stubbornness of this people and the wickedness of their sin. <a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm">1 Chronicles 16:16-18</a> the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’ <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-11</a> He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-7.htm">Nehemiah 9:7-8</a> You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham. / You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous. <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72-73</a> to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, / the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a> And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ <a href="/romans/4-13.htm">Romans 4:13</a> For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a> The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ. <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-14</a> When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.remember<a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a> Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.<a href="/deuteronomy/7-8.htm">Deuteronomy 7:8</a> But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.<a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Deuteronomy 9:27</a> Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin:to whom<a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a> And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:<a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3,4</a> Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; … <a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13</a> For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,I will multiply<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2,7</a> And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: … <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Genesis 13:15,16</a> For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever… <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5,7,18</a> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/exodus/31-17.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/exodus/6-8.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/32-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/30-15.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/exodus/20-8.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/30-21.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm">Self</a> <a href="/exodus/21-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/genesis/37-9.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/psalms/89-49.htm">Swarest</a> <a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Sworest</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-18.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-24.htm">Inherit</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Multiply</a> <a href="/exodus/33-13.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Self</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-10.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Swarest</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Sworest</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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Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob) are foundational figures in the history of Israel, representing God's chosen lineage. The invocation of their names emphasizes the continuity of God's promises through generations. The term "servants" highlights their role in God's plan and their faithfulness. This appeal to God's memory is a common biblical motif, urging divine action based on past commitments.to whom You swore by Your very self Swearing by oneself is the highest form of oath, as seen in <a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16</a>, where God swears by His own name, underscoring the unchangeable nature of His promises. This reflects the seriousness and binding nature of God's covenant, as there is no higher authority than God Himself. It emphasizes God's faithfulness and the certainty of His word.when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky This promise, first given to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a>, symbolizes the vastness and uncountable nature of Abraham's descendants. The imagery of stars conveys not only quantity but also the idea of a divine and heavenly promise. This promise is reiterated to Isaac and Jacob, reinforcing the continuity of God's plan through the patriarchs.and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised The land promise is central to the Abrahamic covenant, first mentioned in <a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>. It signifies a physical place for God's people to dwell and serve as a light to the nations. The land of Canaan is a tangible expression of God's blessing and faithfulness. This promise is foundational for Israel's identity and their understanding of God's provision.and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” The concept of inheritance implies a permanent possession, passed down through generations. This eternal aspect of the promise points to God's unending commitment to His people. It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of believers' inheritance in Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_peter/1-4.htm">1 Peter 1:4</a>, where the inheritance is described as imperishable and eternal.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, who intercedes on behalf of the people after they sin by worshiping the golden calf. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch to whom God first made the covenant of numerous descendants and the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a> Abraham's son, through whom the covenant promise continued. 4. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (Jacob)</a> Isaac's son, whose name was changed to Israel, and who fathered the twelve tribes of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a> The promise God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding their descendants and the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> God's promises are unchanging and reliable. He remembers His covenant and acts according to His word. <a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a> Moses' appeal to God's promises demonstrates the power of intercessory prayer. Believers are encouraged to pray based on God's promises. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a> Understanding our relationship with God through the lens of His covenant with the patriarchs helps us grasp the depth of His commitment to His people. <a href="/topical/h/heritage_of_faith.htm">Heritage of Faith</a> The faith of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob serves as a model for believers today, encouraging us to trust in God's promises despite circumstances. <a href="/topical/d/divine_patience_and_mercy.htm">Divine Patience and Mercy</a> God's willingness to relent from judgment upon Moses' intercession highlights His mercy and patience with His people.<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/what_generation_does_israel_belong_to.htm">What generation does Israel belong to?</a> <a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_mind_in_exodus_32_14.htm">Why does an all-knowing God, in Exodus 32:14, appear to change His mind after Moses intercedes? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_change_his_mind.htm">If God is eternal and unchanging, why does He change His mind (Jonah 3:10, Exodus 32:14)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/exodus/32-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Remember זְכֹ֡ר (zə·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male Your servants עֲבָדֶ֗יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant Abraham, לְאַבְרָהָם֩ (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation Isaac, לְיִצְחָ֨ק (lə·yiṣ·ḥāq) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah and Israel, וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל (ū·lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc to whom לָהֶם֮ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> You swore נִשְׁבַּ֣עְתָּ (niš·ba‘·tā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear by Your very self בָּךְ֒ (bāḵ) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> when You declared, וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (wat·tə·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue ‘{I will make} your descendants זַרְעֲכֶ֔ם (zar·‘ă·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity as numerous אַרְבֶּה֙ (’ar·beh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> To be or become much, many or great as the stars כְּכוֹכְבֵ֖י (kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> A star, a prince in the sky, הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> Heaven, sky and I will give אֶתֵּן֙ (’et·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set your descendants לְזַרְעֲכֶ֔ם (lə·zar·‘ă·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every this הַזֹּ֜את (haz·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, land הָאָ֨רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’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 I have promised, אָמַ֗רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say and it shall be their inheritance וְנָחֲל֖וּ (wə·nā·ḥă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5157.htm">Strong's 5157: </a> To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate forever.?? לְעֹלָֽם׃ (lə·‘ō·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/32-13.htm">Exodus 32:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/32-13.htm">OT Law: Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham Isaac and Israel your servants (Exo. 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