Exodus 32:28-30

International Children’s Bible

²⁸ The people from the family of Levi obeyed Moses. That day about 3,000 of the people of Israel died. ²⁹ Then Moses said, “Today you have been given for service to the Lord. You were willing to kill your own sons and brothers. And God has blessed you for this.”

³⁰ The next day Moses told the people, “You have done a terrible sin. But now I will go up to the Lord. Maybe I can do something so your sins will be removed. Then you will belong to God again.”