Deuteronomy 9:16
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord had commanded you.”
מַסֵּכָה
properly, 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)
צָוָה
he had commanded
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צָוָה
To command, to charge, to appoint. Tsavah. He will command His angels concerning you. God gives specific instructions to His angels about your protection.
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עָשָׂה
you had made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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חָטָא
you had sinned
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חָטָא
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עֵגֶל
a calf of
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עֵגֶל
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
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מַהֵר
quickly
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מַהֵר
properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in ahurry
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סוּר
you had turned aside
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סוּר
to turn off (literal or figurative)
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