Exodus 32:27-29

International Standard Version

²⁷ He told them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and each of you kill his brother and friend and neighbor.’”

²⁸ The descendants of Levi did just as Moses told them,^[a] and about 3,000 people died that day. ²⁹ Moses said, “You have been ordained^[b] to serve the Lord^[c] today, and you have brought a blessing on yourselves today because every man opposed his son or brother.”^[d]