Exodus 32:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!””

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BSBPD

“So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, let him take it off,’ and they gave it to me. And when I threw it into the fire, out came this calf!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 32:24 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 3:12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
  2. Exodus 32:4He took the gold from their hands, and with an engraving tool he fashioned it into a molten calf. And they said, “These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
  3. Luke 10:29But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
  4. Romans 3:10As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

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