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Exodus 32:10

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And now let me alone, that my anger may burn against them, and I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Now, therefore, let me alone, that mine anger may kindle upon them, and that I may consume them, and may make of thee, a great nation.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and now, let Me alone, and My anger doth burn against them, and I consume them, and I make thee become a great nation.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Let me alone, that my wrath may be kindled against them, and that I may destroy them, and I will make of thee a great nation.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Nowe therefore let mee alone, that my wrath may waxe hote against them, for I wil consume the: but I wil make of thee a mighty people.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may waxe hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may be kindled against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And now let me alone, and I will be very angry with them and consume them, and I will make thee a great nation.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Now x6258
(6258) Complement
אַתָּה
`attah
{at-taw'}
From H6256; at this time, whether adverbial, conjugational or expletive.
therefore let me alone, y3240
[3240] Standard
יָנַח
yanach
{yaw-nakh'}
A primitive root; to deposit; by implication to allow to stay. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to H5117, and the others here).
z8685
<8685> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperative (See H8810)
Count - 731
x5117
(5117) Complement
נוּחַ
nuwach
{noo'-akh}
A primitive root; to rest, that is, settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, intransitively, transitively and causatively (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.).
that my wrath 639
{0639} Prime
אַף
'aph
{af}
From H0599; properly the nose or nostril; hence the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire.
may wax hot 2734
{2734} Prime
חָרָה
charah
{khaw-raw'}
A primitive root (compare H2787); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
against them, and that I may consume 3615
{3615} Prime
כָּלָה
kalah
{kaw-law'}
A primitive root; to end, whether intransitively (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitively (to complete, prepare, consume).
z8762
<8762> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447
them: and I will make 6213
{6213} Prime
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}
A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
of thee a great 1419
{1419} Prime
גָּדוֹל
gadowl
{gaw-dole'}
From H1431; great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent.
nation. 1471
{1471} Prime
גּוֹי
gowy
{go'-ee}
Apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 32:7-14.


Exodus 32:10

_ _ make of thee a great nation — Care must be taken not to suppose this language as betokening any change or vacillation in the divine purpose. The covenant made with the patriarchs had been ratified in the most solemn manner; it could not and never was intended that it should be broken. But the manner in which God spoke to Moses served two important purposes — it tended to develop the faith and intercessory patriotism of the Hebrew leader, and to excite the serious alarm of the people, that God would reject them and deprive them of the privileges they had fondly fancied were so secure.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 32:7-14.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 32:10

Let me alone — What did Moses, or what could he do, to hinder God from consuming them? When God resolves to abandon a people, and the decree is gone forth, no intercession can prevent it. But God would thus express the greatness of his displeasure, after the manner of men, who would have none to interceed for those they resolve to be severe with. Thus also he would put an honour upon prayer, intimating, that nothing but the intercession of Moses could save them from ruin, that he might be a type of Christ, by whose mediation alone God would reconcile the world unto himself.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Exodus 32:10

Now (f) therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

(f) God shows that the prayers of the godly hold back his punishment.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
let me alone:

Genesis 18:32-33 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake. ... And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
Genesis 32:26-28 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. ... And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
Numbers 14:19-20 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. ... And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
Numbers 16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
Numbers 16:45-48 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. ... And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed.
Deuteronomy 9:14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
Deuteronomy 9:19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
Jeremiah 14:11 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for [their] good.
Jeremiah 15:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, [yet] my mind [could] not [be] toward this people: cast [them] out of my sight, and let them go forth.
James 5:16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

my wrath:

Exodus 32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand?
Exodus 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Exodus 22:24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

and I will:

Numbers 14:12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
Deuteronomy 9:14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.
Deuteronomy 9:19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Gn 18:32; 32:26. Ex 22:24; 32:11, 19. Nu 14:12, 19; 16:22, 45. Dt 9:14, 19. Jr 14:11; 15:1. Jm 5:16.

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