Moses Confronts Aaron and Judges the Sin

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And Moses saith unto Aaron, `What hath this people done to thee, that thou hast brought in upon it a great sin?'

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and Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou--thou hast known the people that it is in evil;

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and they say to me, Make for us gods, who go before us, for this Moses--the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt--we have not known what hath happened to him;

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and I say to them, Whoso hath gold, let them break it off, and they give to me, and I cast it into the fire, and this calf cometh out.'

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And Moses seeth the people that it is unbridled, for Aaron hath made it unbridled for contempt among its withstanders,

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and Moses standeth in the gate of the camp, and saith, `Who is for Jehovah? --unto me!' and all the sons of Levi are gathered unto him;

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and he saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Put each his sword by his thigh, pass over and turn back from gate to gate through the camp, and slay each his brother, and each his friend, and each his relation.'

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And the sons of Levi do according to the word of Moses, and there fall of the people on that day about three thousand men,

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and Moses saith, `Consecrate your hand to-day to Jehovah, for a man is against his son, and against his brother, so as to bring on you to-day a blessing.'

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