Exodus 32:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
[this] from their hand,מִיָּדָ֗ם
(mi·ya·dam)
3027: handa prim. root
and fashioned 
 
6696c: to fashion, delineatea prim. root
it with a graving toolבַּחֶ֔רֶט
(ba·che·ret,)
2747: engraving tool, stylusfrom an unused word
and madeוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֖הוּ
(vai·ya·'a·se·hu)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
it into a moltenמַסֵּכָ֑ה
(mas·se·chah;)
4541a: a libation, molten metal or imagefrom nasak
calf;עֵ֣גֶל
(e·gel)
5695: a calffrom an unused word
and they said,וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Thisאֵ֤לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
is your god,אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
O Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
broughtהֶעֱל֖וּךָ
(he·'e·lu·cha)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
you up from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egypt."מִצְרָֽיִם׃
(mitz·ra·yim.)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And he received
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
them at their hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and fashioned
tsuwr  (tsoor)
to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
it with a graving tool
cheret  (kheh'-ret)
a chisel or graver; also a style for writing -- graving tool, pen.
after he had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it a molten
maccekah  (mas-say-kaw')
a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out)
calf
`egel  (ay-ghel)
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) -- bullock, calf.
and they said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
These be thy gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
O Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
which brought
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
thee up out of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took this from their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool and made it into a molten calf; and they said, "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He took the gold from their hands, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made it into an image of a calf. Then they said, "Israel, this is your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!"

International Standard Version
He took them from them and, using a tool, fashioned them into a molten calf. The people said, "This, Israel, is your god who brought you out of the land of Egypt."

NET Bible
He accepted the gold from them, fashioned it with an engraving tool, and made a molten calf. Then they said, "These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After he had worked on the gold with a tool, he made it into a statue of a calf. Then they said, "Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt."

King James 2000 Bible
And he received them from their hand, and fashioned it with an engraving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
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