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Exodus 32:22 "Do not be enraged, my lord," Aaron replied. "You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
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You know the people, that they are set on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they <i>are set</i> on mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people, that they <i>are set</i> on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Don’t be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Aaron answered: Don't be angry with me. You know as well as I do that they are determined to do evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Don't be angry, sir," Aaron answered. "You know that these people are evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Aaron answered, "Don't be angry with me; you know how determined these people are to do evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Aaron said, "Sir, don't be angry. You know the people—that they're intent on evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Do not be enraged, my lord,? Aaron replied. ?You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Aaron said, "Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron said, "Do not let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people that they are set on mischief.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron says, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you have known the people, that it [is beset] with evil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Aaron saith, 'Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou -- thou hast known the people that it is in evil;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron will say, The wrath of my lord shall not kindle: thou knowest the people that it is in sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he answered him: Let not my lord be offended: for thou knowest this people, that they are prone to evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he answered him: “Let not my lord be indignant. For you know this people, that they are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Aaron replied, “Do not let my lord be angry. You know how the people are prone to evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn hot; you know the people, that they are bent on evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord rage; you yourself know this people, that they are bad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe said to Ahron, “What did this people do to you that you brought upon it great sin?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Aaron said: 'Let not the anger of my lord wax hot; thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Aaron said to Moses, Be not angry, <i>my</i> lord, for thou knowest the impetuosity of this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/32-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8423" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Moses Breaks the Tablets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?” <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: yi·ḥar (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">be enraged,</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄ (N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/175.htm" title="175: ’a·hă·rōn (N-proper-ms) -- An elder brother of Moses. Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.">Aaron</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.">replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">yourself know</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/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">that the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ḇə·rā‘ (Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">are intent on evil.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>They told me, ‘Make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Deuteronomy 9:18-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-41</a></span><br />But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt. / They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’ / At that time they made a calf and offered a sacrifice to the idol, rejoicing in the works of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19-23</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. / They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-7</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-18.htm">Nehemiah 9:18-19</a></span><br />Even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf and said, ‘This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,’ and when they committed terrible blasphemies, / You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">1 Kings 12:28-30</a></span><br />After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” / One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. / And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a></span><br />All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame. / Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing? / Behold, all his companions will be put to shame, for the craftsmen themselves are only human. Let them all assemble and take their stand; they will all be brought to terror and shame. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-16.htm">2 Kings 17:16-17</a></span><br />They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal. / They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-4.htm">Hosea 8:4-6</a></span><br />They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction. / He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence? / For this thing is from Israel—a craftsman made it, and it is not God. It will be broken to pieces, that calf of Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: you know the people, that they are set on mischief.</p><p class="hdg">knowest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-11.htm">Exodus 14:11</a></b></br> And they said unto Moses, Because <i>there were</i> no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-24.htm">Exodus 15:24</a></b></br> And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-4,20,28</a></b></br> And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: … </p><p class="hdg">that they are</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27</a></b></br> For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-24.htm">1 Samuel 15:24</a></b></br> And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Psalm 36:4</a></b></br> He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way <i>that is</i> not good; he abhorreth not evil.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/32-21.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/exodus/17-7.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Wax</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Aaron</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/exodus/35-3.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/exodus/32-33.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-24.htm">Hot</a> <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Thou</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">Wax</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Moses comes down with the tablets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">He breaks them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">He destroys the calf</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Aaron's excuse for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Moses causes the idolaters to be slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">He prays for the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects the hierarchical relationship between Moses and Aaron, where Moses is the leader and Aaron serves under his authority. The term "my lord" is a respectful address, acknowledging Moses' leadership role. This moment occurs after Moses descends from Mount Sinai and witnesses the Israelites worshiping the golden calf. Aaron's attempt to pacify Moses highlights the tension and urgency of the situation. The plea for Moses not to be enraged can be seen as an attempt to deflect responsibility and mitigate the consequences of the people's actions. This phrase also underscores the gravity of the sin committed by the Israelites, as Aaron seeks to calm Moses' justified anger.<p><b>“You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.”</b><br>Aaron shifts some responsibility onto the Israelites, suggesting that their predisposition towards wrongdoing was evident. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human sinfulness and the tendency to stray from God's commandments. The phrase "intent on evil" indicates a deliberate choice by the people to engage in idolatry, despite having witnessed God's power and deliverance from Egypt. This echoes the recurring biblical narrative of Israel's rebellion and need for repentance. Aaron's statement can be seen as an acknowledgment of the Israelites' fallen nature, which is a theme throughout the Old Testament. It also foreshadows the need for a savior, as humanity's inclination towards sin necessitates divine intervention. This connects to the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate redeemer who addresses the problem of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>The brother of Moses and the high priest of Israel. In this passage, Aaron is confronted by Moses for his role in the creation of the golden calf.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who has just returned from Mount Sinai with the tablets of the Law. He confronts Aaron about the idolatry that occurred in his absence.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who, in Moses' absence, pressured Aaron into making an idol, the golden calf, which they worshiped.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. It is a place of divine revelation and covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf.htm">The Golden Calf</a></b><br>An idol made by Aaron at the request of the Israelites, symbolizing their lapse into idolatry and disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_peer_pressure.htm">The Danger of Peer Pressure</a></b><br>Aaron succumbed to the pressure of the people, leading to sin. We must stand firm in our convictions, even when others push us toward disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership_accountability.htm">The Importance of Leadership Accountability</a></b><br>Leaders are held to a high standard and must be accountable for their actions. Aaron's failure reminds us of the responsibility that comes with leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to separation from God and His blessings. We must guard our hearts against anything that takes God's rightful place.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite Aaron's failure, God continued to use him. This shows that repentance can lead to restoration and continued service in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses' intercession for the people highlights the power and importance of praying for others, especially when they have gone astray.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22-24) Aaron's conduct was really without excuse; but he attempts two pleas--the first insufficient, the second false and fatuous. (1) The people compelled him; they were "set on mischief;" they made the proposal--they would have it so. (2) He threw the gold into the furnace, and "it came out a calf," as if he had not ordered the construction of the mould. In Deuteronomy, Moses informs us that Aaron's whole conduct so angered God that God would have destroyed him but for his own intercession (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-20.htm" title="And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.">Deuteronomy 9:20</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let not the anger of my lord wax hot</span>. Aaron's humility is extreme, and the result of a consciousness of guilt. He nowhere else addresses Moses as "my lord." <span class="cmt_word">Set on mischief</span>. Or "inclined to evil" (Kalisch). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/32-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be enraged,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֥חַר</span> <span class="translit">(yi·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lord,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Aaron</span><br /><span class="heb">אַהֲרֹ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(’a·hă·rōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_175.htm">Strong's 175: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yourself know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדַ֣עְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏa‘·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are intent on evil.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְרָ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·rā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/32-22.htm">Exodus 32:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">OT Law: Exodus 32:22 Aaron said Don't let the anger (Exo. 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