Exodus 32:3
“And all the people brake off the golden earerings, which were in their eares, and brought them vnto Aaron.”
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Exodus 32:3 Context
1And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come downe out of the mount, the people gathered themselues together vnto Aaron, and said vnto him, Up, make vs gods which shall goe before vs: for as for this Moses, the man that brought vs vp out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 2And Aaron saide vnto them, Breake off the golden earerings which are in the eares of your wiues, of your sonnes, and of your daughters, and bring them vnto me. 3And all the people brake off the golden earerings, which were in their eares, and brought them vnto Aaron. 4And hee receiued them at their hand, and fashioned it with a grauing toole, after hee had made it a molten calfe: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt. 5And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it, and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the Lord.
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Other Translations for Exodus 32:3
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.
- King James Version
Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought {them} to Aaron.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And all the people took the gold rings from their ears and gave them to Aaron.
- Basic English Bible
Then all the people broke off the golden rings that were in their ears, and brought [them] to Aaron.
- Darby Bible
And all the people broke off the golden ear-rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
- Webster's Bible
All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
- World English Bible
and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 32:3
32:3 And all the people brake off their ear - rings - Which Aaron melted down, and, having a mold prepared, poured the melted gold into it, and then produced it in the shape of an ox or calf, giving it some finishing strokes with a graving tool.