Exodus 32:20-22

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

²⁰ He took the calf that they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.^(A)

²¹ Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”^{(B) 22} And Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn hot; you know the people, that they are wicked.^(C)