19 (For I was afraid of the wrath and indignation, wherewith the Lord was moved against you, even to destroy you) yet the Lord heard me at that time also.

20 Likewise the Lord was very angry with Aaron, even to [a]destroy him: but at that time I prayed also for Aaron.

21 And I took your sin, I mean the calf which ye had made, and burnt him with fire, and stamped him and ground him small, even unto very dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the river, that descended out of the [b]mount.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 9:20 Whereby he showeth what danger they are in, that have authority and resist not wickedness.
  2. Deuteronomy 9:21 Horeb, or Sinai.

19 I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you.(A) But again the Lord listened to me.(B) 20 And the Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I prayed for Aaron too. 21 Also I took that sinful thing of yours, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust(C) and threw the dust into a stream that flowed down the mountain.(D)

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