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And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he took [them]

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: recieve

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 1

מִיָּדָ֗םmi.ya.Damfrom hand their

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: themselves

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 14:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 2

וַיָּ֤צַרvai.Ya.tzarand he fashioned

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6696C

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to form

Used 2 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6696C; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 3

אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> it

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 4

בַּחֶ֔רֶטba.Che.retwith <the> tool

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶט (che.ret) · Strong's: H2747

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: stylus

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 8:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2747; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 5

וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Se.huand he made it

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 6

עֵ֣גֶל'E.gela calf of

Lemma: עֵ֫גֶל (e.gel) · Strong's: H5695

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: calf

Used 35 times. Also: Exodus 32:8, Exodus 32:19, Exodus 32:20, Exodus 32:24, Exodus 32:35, Leviticus 9:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5695; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 7

מַסֵּכָ֑הma.se.Khahmolten metal

Lemma: מַסֵּכָה (mas.se.khah) · Strong's: H4541A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: liquid

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 32:8, Exodus 34:17, Leviticus 19:4, Numbers 33:52, Deuteronomy 9:12, Deuteronomy 9:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4541A; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 8

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 9

אֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehthese

Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: these

Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 10

אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.kha[are] gods your

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: God

Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 11

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElO Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 12

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwho

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 13

הֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khathey brought up you

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhp3cp)

Meaning: to ascend: establish

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 50:24, Genesis 50:25, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927H; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 14

מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land of

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 15

מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 32:4 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He took [the gold]	→	לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve
from their hands	→	יָד H3027I hand: themselves
and	→	צוּר H6696C to form
with an engraving tool	→	חֶ֫רֶט H2747 stylus
he fashioned	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
it	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
into a molten	→	מַסֵּכָה H4541A liquid
calf	→	עֵ֫גֶל H5695 calf
And they said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
These	→	אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these
O Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
are your gods	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430J God
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
brought you up	→	עָלָה H5927H to ascend: establish
out of the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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