Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Exodus 32:25
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Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
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¶ And when Moses saw that the people [were] naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto [their] shame among their enemies:)
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When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their enemies),
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And when Moses saw that the people were broken loose, (for Aaron had let them loose for a derision among their enemies,)
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Exodus 32
23 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!’
24 So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!”
25 Moses saw that the people were out of control, for Aaron had let them run wild and become a laughingstock to their enemies.
26 So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, “Whoever is for the LORD, come to me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
27 He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”
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