Exodus 32:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 32:20 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּקַּ֞ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעֵ֨גֶל
ʻêgel
H5695
calf
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשׂוּ֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
בָּאֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וַיִּטְחַ֖ן
ṭâchan
H2912
to grind
עַ֣ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דָּ֑ק
dâqaq
H1854
to crush
וַיִּ֨זֶר֙
zârâh
H2219
to scatter
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
He took the calf which they had made, and burnt it with fire, ground it to powder, and scattered it on the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he took the calf that they had made and burned in the fire and ground until it was fine and scattered on the face of the water and caused the sons of Israel to drink.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).