Exodus 32:30
in Exodus 32The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin.
KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the Lord; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin.
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This verse in Exodus 32
Commentary
2 notes on this verseBy a threefold confession Peter blotted out his threefold denial. If Aaron committed sacrilege by fashioning molten gold into the head of a calf, his brother's prayers made amends for his transgressions. If holy David, meekest of men, committed the double sin of murder and adultery, he atoned for it by a fast of seven days.
This site's exposition
Ye have sinned a great sin
on Exodus 32:30-31
Moses goes back up with no promise that anything will come of it, saying peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. The word atonement had entered Scripture at 29:33 with the consecration of the priests, seventeen chapters after the passover, so in Exodus it arrives with the priesthood rather than with the lamb. He states the case to God as this people have sinned a great sin, and he softens nothing before he asks.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mimochorat | from [the] next day | H4283 → | 32 times |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הָעָ֔ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אַתֶּ֥ם | ʾatem | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| חֲטָאתֶ֖ם | chatatem | you have sinned | H2398 → | 238 times |
| חֲטָאָ֣ה | chataah | a sin | H2401 → | 8 times |
| גְדֹלָ֑ה | gedolah | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וְעַתָּה֙ | veatah | and now | H6258 → | 433 times |
| אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה | ʾeeleh | I will go up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אוּלַ֥י | ʾulai | perhaps | H194 → | |
| אֲכַפְּרָ֖ה | ʾakhaperah | I will atone | H3722 → | 102 times |
| בְּעַ֥ד | bead | for | H1157 → | |
| חַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃ | chatatkhem | sin your | H2403 → | 295 times |
וַיְהִי֙and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom [the] next day
mimochoratH4283 →32 times
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
מֹשֶׁה֙Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הָעָ֔םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
אַתֶּ֥םyou
ʾatemH859 →1094 times
חֲטָאתֶ֖םyou have sinned
chatatemH2398 →238 times
חֲטָאָ֣הa sin
chataahH2401 →8 times
גְדֹלָ֑הgreat
gedolahH1419 →526 times
וְעַתָּה֙and now
veatahH6258 →433 times
אֶֽעֱלֶ֣הI will go up
ʾeelehH5927 →890 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אוּלַ֥יperhaps
ʾulaiH194 →
אֲכַפְּרָ֖הI will atone
ʾakhaperahH3722 →102 times
בְּעַ֥דfor
beadH1157 →
חַטַּאתְכֶֽם׃sin your
chatatkhemH2403 →295 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
it leads to
- Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and…
- Romans 1:9
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
- 2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:10
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and supply what is lacking from your faith.
- 1 Kings 8:36
then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain…
- Colossians 1:9
Through
Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:22
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
- Joel 2:13–14
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- 2 Samuel 12:22
Through
1 Samuel 12:20“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 11:16
But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,
- Deuteronomy 11:16
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Jerome, LETTER 77.4; John Calvin, Commentary on the Four Last Books of Moses Arranged in the Form of a Harmony and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament.