Exodus 32:22

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord kindle,—thou thyself, knowest the people, that ready for mischief, they are.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.

In Context

21And Moses said unto Aaron, What had this people done to thee,—that thou shouldst have brought upon them a great sin?

23So they said to me—Make for us gods, who shall go before us,—for, as for this, Moses—the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what hath befallen him.

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Cross References

Genesis 44:18Then Judah drew near unto him, and said—Pardon my lord! Pray let thy servant speak a word in the ears of my lord, and do not let thine anger be kindled against thy servant,—for, thus, art, thou as Pharaoh!

Exodus 15:24So the people murmured against Moses—saying, What are we to drink?

Exodus 16:20But they hearkened not unto Moses, but certain men left thereof until morning, and it swarmed with worms and become loathsome,—and Moses was wroth with them.

Exodus 17:2And the people found fault with Moses, and said—Give us water, that we may drink. And Moses said to them, Why should ye find fault with me? Why should ye put Yahweh to the proof?

Deuteronomy 9:7Remember—do not forget, how thou didst provoke Yahweh thy God, in the desert,—yea from the day when thou camest forth out of the and of Egypt until ye entered as far as this place, have ye been quarrelling, with Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 31:27For, I, know thy perverseness, and thy stiff neck,—lo! while I am yet alive with you to-day, ye are, quarrelling, with Yahweh, and how much more after my death?

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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