The Meaning of Exodus 32:24 Explained

Exodus 32:24

KJV: And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

YLT: and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break it off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.'

Darby: And I said to them, Who has gold? They broke it off, and gave it me, and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

ASV: And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 32:24?

MEANING: What does Exodus 32:24 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 32:24 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 32:24?

What is the context of Exodus 32:24?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break [it] off. So they gave [it] me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

What does Exodus 32:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 32:15-24 - Moses Breaks The Tables And Burns The Calf

There was no weak compromise on the part of Moses. He cast the tables from his hands as though he felt that the covenant between God and the Hebrew race was hopelessly broken. He remonstrated with Aaron, destroyed the calf, and appointed the tribe of Levi as the executors of divine justice. How striking the act that forced the people to drink the dust of the golden calf! Men always have to drink the dust of their idolatries. You cannot make an idol without growing into the likeness of your idol and becoming, some day, nauseated with it.

As Israel turned from the splendors that shone on the summit of Sinai to fashion the calf, and found that the end of those things was misery, so those who turn from the Savior, who is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His Person, pierce themselves through with many sorrows and perish. See Hebrews 12:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 32

¹ The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf
⁷ God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails
¹⁵ Moses comes down with the tablets
¹⁹ He breaks them
²⁰ He destroys the calf
²² Aaron's excuse for himself
²⁵ Moses causes the idolaters to be slain
³⁰ He prays for the people

What do the individual words in Exodus 32:24 mean?

And I said to them who [has any] gold let them break [it] off So they gave [it] to me and I cast it into the fire and came out calf this

וָאֹמַ֤ר לָהֶם֙ לְמִ֣י זָהָ֔ב הִתְפָּרָ֖קוּ וַיִּתְּנוּ־ לִ֑י וָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּ בָאֵ֔שׁ וַיֵּצֵ֖א הָעֵ֥גֶל הַזֶּֽה

וָאֹמַ֤ר	And I said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָהֶם֙	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
זָהָ֔ב	[has any] gold
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
הִתְפָּרָ֖קוּ	let them break [it] off
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperative, masculine plural Root: פָּרַק Sense: to tear apart or away, tear off, break away.
וַיִּתְּנוּ־	So they gave [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לִ֑י	to me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
וָאַשְׁלִכֵ֣הוּ	and I cast it
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
בָאֵ֔שׁ	into the fire
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire.
וַיֵּצֵ֖א	and came out
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָעֵ֥גֶל	calf
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֵגֶל Sense: calf, bull-calf.
הַזֶּֽה	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.

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Similar Scriptures for Exodus 32:24

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