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20 Taking the calf they had made, he burned it in the fire and then ground it down to powder, which he scattered on the water[a] and made the Israelites drink.(A)

21 [b]Moses asked Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you should lead them into a grave sin?” 22 Aaron replied, “Do not let my lord be angry. You know how the people are prone to evil.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:20 The water: according to Dt 9:21, this was the stream that flowed down Mount Sinai.
  2. 32:21–24 Aaron attempts to persuade Moses not to act in anger, just as Moses persuaded the Lord. He also shifts the blame from himself to the people.