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Exodus 32:21

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

KJV

Dixitque ad Aaron : Quid tibi fecit hic populus, ut induceres super eum peccatum maximum ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Μωυσῆς τῷ Ἀαρών Τί ἐποίησέν σοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος ὅτι ἐπήγαγες ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς ἁμαρτίαν μεγάλην;

LXX

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֔ן מֶֽה עָשָׂ֥ה לְ/ךָ֖ הָ/עָ֣ם הַ/זֶּ֑ה כִּֽי הֵבֵ֥אתָ עָלָ֖י/ו חֲטָאָ֥ה גְדֹלָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַהֲרֹ֖ן
'hrn
proper_noun · 339×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
חֲטָאָ֣ה
cht'h
noun · 8×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2577From this intimacy with the faithful God, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,23 Moses drew strength and determination for his intercession. He does not pray for himself but for the people whom God made his own. Moses already intercedes for them during the battle with the Amalekites and prays to obtain healing for Miriam.24 But it is chiefly after their apostasy that …

Cross-references

  • Eph 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
  • Gen 20:9 — Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me t
  • Josh 7:19 — And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me.