Exodus 32:27

And he said unto them, Thus saith Hashem Elohei Yisroel, Put every man his cherev by his side, and go in and out from sha'ar to sha'ar throughout the machaneh, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

In Context

26Then Moshe stood in the sha'ar of the machaneh, and said, Who is on Hashemʼs side? Let him rally unto me. And all the Bnei Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

28And the Bnei Levi did according to the word of Moshe; and there fell of HaAm that day about three thousand men.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:26Then Moshe stood in the sha'ar of the machaneh, and said, Who is on Hashemʼs side? Let him rally unto me. And all the Bnei Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

Numbers 25:5And Moshe said unto the shofetim of Yisroel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Ba'al-Pe'or.

Deuteronomy 13:6And that navi, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from Hashem Eloheichem, which brought you out of Eretz Mitzrayim, and redeemed you out of the bais avadim, to entice thee from HaDerech which Hashem Eloheicha commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put harah away from the midst of thee.

Deuteronomy 33:8And of Levi he said, 1 Let Thy Tummim and Thy Urim be with Thy chasid, 1 whom Thou didst prove at Massah, 1 and with whom Thou didst strive at the waters of Merivah; 1

Ezekiel 9:5And to the others He said in mine hearing, Go ye through the Ir after him, + 9:5 i.e., the man with the scribal kit and strike down; let not your eye have pity, and do not spare;

2 Corinthians 5:16From now on, therefore, we have da'as of no one from a purely human point of view; if indeed we have had da'as of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach according to the basar, we now no longer so have da'as of him,

Matthew Henry on Exodus 32:22-30

Moses Reproves Aaron; Destruction of the Idolaters. ( b. c. 1491.) 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold,… Read the whole commentary →

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