He took the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf.

Then they said, “Israel, these are your gods,[a] who brought you up from the land of Egypt!” (A)

When Aaron saw this, he built an altar in front of it and made an announcement: “There will be a festival(B) to the Lord tomorrow.” Early the next morning they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented fellowship offerings. The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to party.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 32:4 Or “Israel, this is your god or “Israel, this is your God, also in v. 8

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