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Exodus 32:3

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Then all the people tore off the gold rings which were in their ears and brought [them] to Aaron.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And all the people broke off the golden ear-rings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] to Aaron.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Then all the people broke off the golden rings that were in their ears, and brought [them] to Aaron.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And all the people of themselves brake off the rings of gold which were in their ears,—and brought them unto Aaron.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And the people did what he had commanded, bringing the earrings to Aaron.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then all ye people pluckt fro them selues the golden earings, which were in their eares, and they brought them vnto Aaron.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And all the people brake off the golden earerings, which were in their eares, and brought [them] vnto Aaron.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— So all the people removed the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aharon.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And all x3605
(3605) Complement
כֹּל
kol
{kole}
From H3634; properly the whole; hence all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).
the people 5971
{5971} Prime
עַם
`am
{am}
From H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock.
brake off 6561
{6561} Prime
פָּרַק
paraq
{paw-rak'}
A primitive root; to break off or craunch; figuratively to deliver.
z8691
<8691> Grammar
Stem - Hithpael (See H8819)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 533
x853
(0853) Complement
אֵת
'eth
{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the golden 2091
{2091} Prime
זָהָב
zahab
{zaw-hawb'}
From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold; figuratively something gold colored (that is, yellow), as oil, a clear sky.
earrings 5141
{5141} Prime
נֶזֶם
nexem
{neh'-zem}
From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a nose ring.
which x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
[were] in their ears, 241
{0241} Prime
אֹזֶן
'ozen
{o'-zen}
From H0238; broadness, that is, (concretely) the ear (from its form in man).
and brought 935
{0935} Prime
בּוֹא
bow'
{bo}
A primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications).
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
[them] unto x413
(0413) Complement
אֵל
'el
{ale}
(Used only in the shortened constructive form (the second form)); a primitive particle, properly denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, that is, near, with or among; often in general, to.
´Ahárön אַהֲרֹן. 175
{0175} Prime
אַהֲרֹן
'Aharown
{a-har-one'}
Of uncertain derivation; Aharon, the brother of Moses.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Exodus 32:3

_ _ all the people brake off the golden earrings — The Egyptian rings, as seen on the monuments, were round massy plates of metal; and as they were rings of this sort the Israelites wore, their size and number must, in the general collection, have produced a large store of the precious metal.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Exodus 32:1-6.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Exodus 32:3

And all the people brake off their ear — rings — Which Aaron melted down, and, having a mold prepared, poured the melted gold into it, and then produced it in the shape of an ox or calf, giving it some finishing strokes with a graving tool.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Exodus 32:3

And all the people brake off the (c) golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.

(c) Such is the rage of idolaters, that they spare no cost to satisfy their wicked desires.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Judges 17:3-4 And when he had restored the eleven hundred [shekels] of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. ... Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred [shekels] of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah.
Isaiah 40:19-20 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. ... He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be moved.
Isaiah 46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
Jeremiah 10:9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men].
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Jg 17:3. Is 40:19; 46:6. Jr 10:9.

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