- Exodus 31:18
וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁה כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ בְּהַר סִינַי שְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת לֻחֹת אֶבֶן כְּתֻבִים בְּאֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים׃
Upon finishing speaking with him on Mount Sinai, [God] gave Moses the two tablets of the Pact, stone tablets inscribed with the finger of God.
Targum Onkelos
וִיהַב לְמֹשֶׁה כַּד שֵׁיצֵי לְמַלָּלָא עִמֵּיהּ בְּטוּרָא דְּסִינַי תְּרֵין לוּחֵי סָהֲדוּתָא לוּחֵי אַבְנָא כְּתִיבִין בְּאֶצְבְּעָא דַּייָ׃
And He [Adonoy] gave to Moshe—when He finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai—two Tablets of the Testimony. They were stone tablets, written with God’s finger.
- Exodus 32:1
וַיַּרְא הָעָם כִּי־בֹשֵׁשׁ מֹשֶׁה לָרֶדֶת מִן־הָהָר וַיִּקָּהֵל הָעָם עַל־אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו קוּם ׀ עֲשֵׂה־לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר יֵלְכוּ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי־זֶה ׀ מֹשֶׁה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ׃
When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, the people gathered against Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who shall go before us, for we do not know what has happened to Moses—the man who brought us from the land of Egypt.”
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא עַמָּא אֲרֵי אוֹחַר מֹשֶׁה לְמֵיחַת מִן טוּרָא וְאִתְכְּנֵישׁ עַמָּא עַל אַהֲרֹן וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ קוּם עֲבֵיד לַנָא דַּחְלָן דִּיהָכָן קֳדָמַנָא אֲרֵי דֵין מֹשֶׁה גּוּבְרָא דְּאַסְּקַנָא מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם לָא יְדַעְנָא מָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ׃
[When] the people saw that Moshe was late in coming down from the mountain, they gathered against Aharon, and said to him, “Arise, make us gods that will lead us, for this Moshe, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what happened to him.”
- Exodus 32:2
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַהֲרֹן פָּרְקוּ נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר בְּאׇזְנֵי נְשֵׁיכֶם בְּנֵיכֶם וּבְנֹתֵיכֶם וְהָבִיאוּ אֵלָי׃
Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן אַהֲרֹן פָּרִיקוּ קְדָשֵׁי דְּדַהְבָּא דִּבְאוּדְנֵי נְשֵׁיכוֹן בְּנֵיכוֹן וּבְנָתְכוֹן וְאֵיתוֹ לְוָתִי׃
Aharon said to them, “Remove the golden rings which are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.”
- Exodus 32:3
וַיִּתְפָּרְקוּ כׇּל־הָעָם אֶת־נִזְמֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר בְּאׇזְנֵיהֶם וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל־אַהֲרֹן׃
And all the people took off the gold rings that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron.
Targum Onkelos
וּפָרִיקוּ כָל עַמָּא יָת קְדָשֵׁי דְּדַהְבָּא דִּבְאוּדְנֵיהוֹן וְאֵיתִיאוּ לְוָת אַהֲרֹן׃
All the people removed the golden rings which were on their ears, and brought them to Aharon.
- Exodus 32:4
וַיִּקַּח מִיָּדָם וַיָּצַר אֹתוֹ בַּחֶרֶט וַיַּעֲשֵׂהוּ עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
This he took from them and cast in a mold, and made it into a molten calf. And they exclaimed, “This is your god, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt!”
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב מִיַּדְהוֹן וְצָר יָתֵיהּ בְּזִיפָא וְעַבְדֵיהּ עֵיגֶל מַתְּכָא וַאֲמַרוּ אִלֵּין דַּחְלָתָךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּאַסְּקוּךְ מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
He took them from their hands, and formed it with [a goldsmith’s] engraving tool, and made it into a molten calf. They [then] said, “These, Yisrael, are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 32:5
וַיַּרְא אַהֲרֹן וַיִּבֶן מִזְבֵּחַ לְפָנָיו וַיִּקְרָא אַהֲרֹן וַיֹּאמַר חַג לַיהֹוָה מָחָר׃
When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron announced: “Tomorrow shall be a festival of GOD!”
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא אַהֲרֹן וּבְנָא מַדְבְּחָא קֳדָמוֹהִי וּקְרָא אַהֲרֹן וַאֲמַר חַגָּא קֳדָם יְיָ מְחַר׃
[When] Aharon saw [this], he built an altar before it. Aharon then called out and said: “Tomorrow will be a festival to [before] Adonoy.”
- Exodus 32:6
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ מִמׇּחֳרָת וַיַּעֲלוּ עֹלֹת וַיַּגִּשׁוּ שְׁלָמִים וַיֵּשֶׁב הָעָם לֶאֱכֹל וְשָׁתוֹ וַיָּקֻמוּ לְצַחֵק׃
Early next day, the people offered up burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being; they sat down to eat and drink, and then rose to dance.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַקְדִּימוּ בְּיוֹמָא דְּבָתְרוֹהִי וְאַסִּיקוּ עֲלָוָן וְקָרִיבוּ נִכְסָן וְאַסְחַר עַמָּא לְמֵיכַל וּלְמִשְׁתֵּי וְקָמוּ לְחַיָּיכָא׃
They arose early the next morning, and offered burnt-offerings and brought peace-offerings. The people then sat down [reclined] to eat and drink, and got up to amuse themselves.
- Exodus 32:7
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֶךְ־רֵד כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלֵיתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
GOD spoke to Moses, “Hurry down, for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, have acted basely.
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה אִיזֵיל חוֹת אֲרֵי חַבֵּיל עַמָּךְ דְּאַסֵּיקְתָּא מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, “Go down, for your people have become corrupt—those whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 32:8
סָרוּ מַהֵר מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִם עָשׂוּ לָהֶם עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־לוֹ וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־לוֹ וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
They have been quick to turn aside from the way that I enjoined upon them. They have made themselves a molten calf and bowed low to it and sacrificed to it, saying: ‘This is your god, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt!’”
Targum Onkelos
סְטוֹ בִּפְרִיעַ מִן אוֹרְחָא דְּפַקֵּידְתִּנּוּן עֲבַדוּ לְהוֹן עֵיגַל מַתְּכָא וּסְגִידוּ לֵיהּ וְדַבַּחוּ לֵיהּ וַאֲמַרוּ אִלֵּין דַּחְלָתָךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּאַסְּקוּךְ מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
They have departed quickly from the way that I commanded them, they have made for themselves a molten calf. They have prostrated themselves to it and offered sacrifices to it, and have said, ‘These, Yisrael, are your gods who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”
- Exodus 32:9
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה רָאִיתִי אֶת־הָעָם הַזֶּה וְהִנֵּה עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף הוּא׃
GOD further said to Moses, “I see that this is a stiffnecked people.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי עַמָּא הָדֵין וְהָא עַם קְשֵׁי קְדָל הוּא׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “I have seen [observed] this people [are revealed before Me], and behold they are a stiff-necked people.
- Exodus 32:10
וְעַתָּה הַנִּיחָה לִּי וְיִחַר־אַפִּי בָהֶם וַאֲכַלֵּם וְאֶעֱשֶׂה אוֹתְךָ לְגוֹי גָּדוֹל׃
Now, let Me be, that My anger may blaze forth against them and that I may destroy them, and make of you a great nation.”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אָנַח בָּעוּתָךְ מִן קֳדָמַי וְיִתְקַף רוּגְזִי בְּהוֹן וַאֲשֵׁיצֵינוּן וְאַעֲבֵיד יָתָךְ לְעַם סַגִּי׃
Now leave Me alone [leave your prayer from before Me] and My wrath will blaze against them and destroy them. I will then make you into a great nation.”
- Exodus 32:11
וַיְחַל מֹשֶׁה אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָה יְהֹוָה יֶחֱרֶה אַפְּךָ בְּעַמֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בְּכֹחַ גָּדוֹל וּבְיָד חֲזָקָה׃
But Moses implored the ETERNAL his God, saying, “Let not Your anger, O ETERNAL One, blaze forth against Your people, whom You delivered from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand.
Targum Onkelos
וְצַלִּי מֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהֵיהּ וַאֲמַר לְמָא יְיָ יִתְקַף רוּגְזָךְ בְּעַמָּךְ דְּאַפֵּיקְתָּא מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם בְּחֵיל רַב וּבְיַד תַּקִּיפָא׃
Moshe implored [prayed] before the Presence of Adonoy, his God, and he said, “Adonoy! Why should Your wrath blaze against Your people whom You brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
- Exodus 32:12
לָמָּה יֹאמְרוּ מִצְרַיִם לֵאמֹר בְּרָעָה הוֹצִיאָם לַהֲרֹג אֹתָם בֶּהָרִים וּלְכַלֹּתָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה שׁוּב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־הָרָעָה לְעַמֶּךָ׃
Let not the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he delivered them, only to kill them off in the mountains and annihilate them from the face of the earth.’ Turn from Your blazing anger, and renounce the plan to punish Your people.
Targum Onkelos
לְמָא יֵימְרוּן מִצְרָאֵי לְמֵימַר בְּבִישָׁא אַפֵּיקִנּוּן לְקַטָּלָא יָתְהוֹן בֵּינֵי טוּרַיָּא וּלְשֵׁיצָיוּתְהוֹן מֵעַל אַפֵּי אַרְעָא תּוּב מִתְּקוֹף רוּגְזָךְ וַאֲתֵיב מִן בִּשְׁתָּא דְּמַלֵּילְתָּא לְמֶעֱבַד לְעַמָּךְ׃
Why should Egypt be able to say, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in [between] the mountains, and to annihilate them from the face of the earth?’ Turn from [withdraw] Your blazing wrath, and reconsider the [intent of doing] evil to Your people.
- Exodus 32:13
זְכֹר לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבָדֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לָהֶם בָּךְ וַתְּדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אַרְבֶּה אֶת־זַרְעֲכֶם כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם וְכׇל־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתִּי אֶתֵּן לְזַרְעֲכֶם וְנָחֲלוּ לְעֹלָם׃
Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, how You swore to them by Your Self and said to them: I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven, and I will give to your offspring this whole land of which I spoke, to possess forever.”
Targum Onkelos
אִדְּכַר לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדָךְ דְּקַיֵּימְתָּא לְהוֹן בְּמֵימְרָךְ וּמַלֵּילְתָּא עִמְּהוֹן אַסְגֵּי יָת בְּנֵיכוֹן כְּכוֹכְבֵי שְׁמַיָּא וְכָל אַרְעָא הָדָא דַּאֲמַרִית אֶתֵּין לִבְנֵיכוֹן וְיַחְסְנוּן לְעָלַם׃
Remember Avraham, Yitzchok and Yisrael, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your Self [Word], and said to them, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars of the heaven; and all this land of which I have spoken, I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”
- Exodus 32:14
וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהֹוָה עַל־הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לַעֲשׂוֹת לְעַמּוֹ׃
And GOD renounced the punishment planned for the people.
Targum Onkelos
וְתָב יְיָ מִן בִּשְׁתָּא דְּמַלֵּיל לְמֶעֱבַד לְעַמֵּיהּ׃
Adonoy reconsidered the [intent of doing] evil that He had said He would do to His people.
- Exodus 32:15
וַיִּפֶן וַיֵּרֶד מֹשֶׁה מִן־הָהָר וּשְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָעֵדֻת בְּיָדוֹ לֻחֹת כְּתֻבִים מִשְּׁנֵי עֶבְרֵיהֶם מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה הֵם כְּתֻבִים׃
Thereupon Moses turned and went down from the mountain bearing the two tablets of the Pact, tablets inscribed on both their surfaces: they were inscribed on the one side and on the other.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְפְּנִי וּנְחַת מֹשֶׁה מִן טוּרָא וּתְרֵין לוּחֵי סָהֲדוּתָא בִּידֵיהּ לוּחֵי כְּתִיבִין מִתְּרֵין עֶבְרֵיהוֹן מִכָּא וּמִכָּא אִנּוּן כְּתִיבִין׃
Moshe turned and went down from the mountain with the two Tablets of the Testimony in his hand. They were tablets written on both sides, the writing was [visible] from either side.
- Exodus 32:16
וְהַלֻּחֹת מַעֲשֵׂה אֱלֹהִים הֵמָּה וְהַמִּכְתָּב מִכְתַּב אֱלֹהִים הוּא חָרוּת עַל־הַלֻּחֹת׃
The tablets were God’s work, and the writing was God’s writing, incised upon the tablets.
Targum Onkelos
וְלוּחַיָּא עוּבָדָא דַּייָ אִנּוּן וּכְתָבָא כְּתָבָא דַּייָ הוּא מְפָרַשׁ עַל לוּחַיָּא׃
The Tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved upon the Tablets.
- Exodus 32:17
וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אֶת־קוֹל הָעָם בְּרֵעֹה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֹשֶׁה קוֹל מִלְחָמָה בַּמַּחֲנֶה׃
When Joshua heard the sound of the people in its boisterousness, he said to Moses, “There is a cry of war in the camp.”
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמַע יְהוֹשֻעַ יָת קָל עַמָּא כַּד מְיַבְּבִין וַאֲמַר לְמֹשֶׁה קָל קְרָבָא בְּמַשְׁרִיתָא׃
Yehoshua heard the voice of the people rejoicing, and he said to Moshe, “There is a sound of battle in the camp.”
- Exodus 32:18
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵין קוֹל עֲנוֹת גְּבוּרָה וְאֵין קוֹל עֲנוֹת חֲלוּשָׁה קוֹל עַנּוֹת אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ׃
But he answered, “It is not the sound of the tune of triumph, Or the sound of the tune of defeat; It is the sound of song that I hear!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לָא קָל גִּבָּרִין דְּנָצְחִין בִּקְרָבָא וְאַף לָא קָל חַלָּשִׁין דְּמִתַּבְּרִין קָל דִּמְחָיְכִין אֲנָא שָׁמַע׃
But he [Moshe] said, “It is not the sound of strength [song of victory] [the mighty who are victorious in war], nor is it the sound of weakness [song of defeat] [the weak who are broken]. It is a sound of song [the rejoicers] that I hear.”
- Exodus 32:19
וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר קָרַב אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיַּרְא אֶת־הָעֵגֶל וּמְחֹלֹת וַיִּחַר־אַף מֹשֶׁה וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ מִיָּדָו אֶת־הַלֻּחֹת וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֹתָם תַּחַת הָהָר׃
As soon as Moses came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he became enraged; and he hurled the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה כַּד קְרֵיב לְמַשְׁרִיתָא וַחֲזָא יָת עִגְלָא וְחִנְגִין וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דְּמֹשֶׁה וּרְמָא מִיְּדוֹהִי יָת לוּחַיָּא וְתַבַּר יָתְהוֹן בְּשִׁפּוֹלֵי טוּרָא׃
As he [Moshe] approached the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Moshe’s anger blazed, and he threw down the Tablets that were in his hands and smashed them beneath [at the bottom of] the mountain.
- Exodus 32:20
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־הָעֵגֶל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ וַיִּשְׂרֹף בָּאֵשׁ וַיִּטְחַן עַד אֲשֶׁר־דָּק וַיִּזֶר עַל־פְּנֵי הַמַּיִם וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
He took the calf that they had made and burned it; he ground it to powder and strewed it upon the water and so made the Israelites drink it.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְסֵיב יָת עִגְלָא דַּעֲבַדוּ וְאוֹקֵיד בְּנוּרָא וְשָׁף עַד דַּהֲוָה דַּקִיק וּדְרָא עַל אַפֵּי מַיָּא וְאַשְׁקִי יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
He took the calf that they had made, and burned it in fire, and ground it into fine powder. He then scattered it on the water, and made the B’nei Yisrael drink it.
- Exodus 32:21
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן מֶה־עָשָׂה לְךָ הָעָם הַזֶּה כִּי־הֵבֵאתָ עָלָיו חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה׃
Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought such great sin upon them?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן מָא עֲבַד לָךְ עַמָּא הָדֵין אֲרֵי אֵיתִיתָא עֲלוֹהִי חוֹבָא רַבָּא׃
Moshe then said to Aharon, “What did this people do to you that you brought upon them such a great sin?”
- Exodus 32:22
וַיֹּאמֶר אַהֲרֹן אַל־יִחַר אַף אֲדֹנִי אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־הָעָם כִּי בְרָע הוּא׃
Aaron said, “Let not my lord be enraged. You know that this people is bent on evil.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר אַהֲרֹן לָא יִתְקַף רוּגְזָא דְּרִבּוֹנִי אַתְּ יְדַעְתְּ יָת עַמָּא אֲרֵי בְּבִישׁ הוּא׃
Aharon said, “Let not the wrath of my master blaze. You know that the people are set on evil.
- Exodus 32:23
וַיֹּאמְרוּ לִי עֲשֵׂה־לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר יֵלְכוּ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי־זֶה ׀ מֹשֶׁה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה־הָיָה לוֹ׃
They said to me, ‘Make us a god to lead us; for we do not know what has happened to Moses—the man who brought us from the land of Egypt.’
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרוּ לִי עֲבֵיד לַנָא דַּחְלָן דִּיהָכָן קֳדָמַנָא אֲרֵי דֵין מֹשֶׁה גּוּבְרָא דְּאַסְּקַנָא מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרַיִם לָא יְדַעְנָא מָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ׃
They said to me, ‘Make gods for us that will lead us for this Moshe, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what happened to him.’
- Exodus 32:24
וָאֹמַר לָהֶם לְמִי זָהָב הִתְפָּרָקוּ וַיִּתְּנוּ־לִי וָאַשְׁלִכֵהוּ בָאֵשׁ וַיֵּצֵא הָעֵגֶל הַזֶּה׃
So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, take it off!’ They gave it to me and I hurled it into the fire and out came this calf!”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרִית לְהוֹן לְמַן דַּהְבָּא פָּרִיקוּ וִיהַבוּ לִי וּרְמֵיתֵיהּ בְּנוּרָא וּנְפַק עִגְלָא הָדֵין׃
I said to them, ‘Who has gold?’ They removed [their gold] and gave it to me. I threw it into the fire, and this calf emerged.”
- Exodus 32:25
וַיַּרְא מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הָעָם כִּי פָרֻעַ הוּא כִּי־פְרָעֹה אַהֲרֹן לְשִׁמְצָה בְּקָמֵיהֶם׃
Moses saw that the people were out of control—since Aaron had let them get out of control—so that they were a menace to any who might oppose them.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזָא מֹשֶׁה יָת עַמָּא אֲרֵי בְּטִיל הוּא אֲרֵי בַּטֵּילִנּוּן אַהֲרֹן לְאַסָּבוּתְהוֹן שׁוֹם בִּישׁ לְדָרֵיהוֹן׃
Moshe saw [the bad traits of] the people for they were [now] exposed [rejected]; for Aharon had allowed them to be exposed [nullified them], and now they would be disgraced among their adversaries [to make them take a bad name for themselves for their generations].
- Exodus 32:26
וַיַּעֲמֹד מֹשֶׁה בְּשַׁעַר הַמַּחֲנֶה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לַיהֹוָה אֵלָי וַיֵּאָסְפוּ אֵלָיו כׇּל־בְּנֵי לֵוִי׃
Moses stood up in the gate of the camp and said, “Whoever is for GOD, come here!” And all the men of Levi rallied to him.
Targum Onkelos
וְקָם מֹשֶׁה בִּתְרַע מַשְׁרִיתָא וַאֲמַר מַן דָּחֲלַיָּא דַּייָ יֵיתוֹן לְוָתִי וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְוָתֵיהּ כָּל בְּנֵי לֵוִי׃
Moshe stood at the entrance of the camp and said, “Whoever is for [fears] Adonoy, [come] to me.” All the sons of Leivi gathered to him.
- Exodus 32:27
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׂימוּ אִישׁ־חַרְבּוֹ עַל־יְרֵכוֹ עִבְרוּ וָשׁוּבוּ מִשַּׁעַר לָשַׁעַר בַּמַּחֲנֶה וְהִרְגוּ אִישׁ־אֶת־אָחִיו וְאִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ וְאִישׁ אֶת־קְרֹבוֹ׃
He said to them, “Thus says the ETERNAL, the God of Israel: Each of you put sword on thigh, go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay sibling, neighbor, and kin.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן כִּדְנָן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלָהָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁוּוֹ גְּבַר חַרְבֵּיהּ עַל יִרְכֵּיהּ עֵיבַרוּ וְתוּבוּ מִתְּרַע לִתְרַע בְּמַשְׁרִיתָא וּקְטוּלוּ גְּבַר יָת אֲחוּהִי וּגְבַר יָת חַבְרֵיהּ וֶאֱנָשׁ יָת קָרִיבֵיהּ׃
He said to them, “This is what Adonoy, God of Yisrael has said, ‘Let each man put his sword on his hip and pass through from gate to gate in the camp. Let each man kill [even] his brother, each man his friend, each man his relative.
- Exodus 32:28
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ בְנֵי־לֵוִי כִּדְבַר מֹשֶׁה וַיִּפֹּל מִן־הָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כִּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי אִישׁ׃
The men of Levi did as Moses had bidden; and some three thousand of the people fell that day.
Targum Onkelos
וַעֲבַדוּ בְנֵי לֵוִי כְּפִתְגָמָא דְּמֹשֶׁה וּנְפַל מִן עַמָּא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא כִּתְלָתָא אַלְפִין גּוּבְרָא׃
The sons of Leivi did as Moshe said. On that day those that fell from among the people, numbered approximately three thousand men.
- Exodus 32:29
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה מִלְאוּ יֶדְכֶם הַיּוֹם לַיהֹוָה כִּי אִישׁ בִּבְנוֹ וּבְאָחִיו וְלָתֵת עֲלֵיכֶם הַיּוֹם בְּרָכָה׃
And Moses said, “Dedicate yourselves to GOD this day—for each of you has been against blood relations—so that a blessing may be bestowed upon you today.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה קָרִיבוּ יְדֵיכוֹן יוֹמָא דֵין קוּרְבָּנָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֲרֵי גְּבַר בִּבְרֵיהּ וּבַאֲחוּהִי וּלְאֵיתָאָה עֲלֵיכוֹן יוֹמָא דֵין בִּרְכָן׃
Moshe said, “Consecrate yourselves [Your hands have offered a sacrifice] today to [before] Adonoy—for each man killed [even] his son and brothers—that He may bestow a blessing upon you today.”
- Exodus 32:30
וַיְהִי מִמׇּחֳרָת וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָעָם אַתֶּם חֲטָאתֶם חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה וְעַתָּה אֶעֱלֶה אֶל־יְהֹוָה אוּלַי אֲכַפְּרָה בְּעַד חַטַּאתְכֶם׃
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have been guilty of a great sin. Yet I will now go up to GOD; perhaps I may win forgiveness for your sin.”
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא דְּבָתְרוֹהִי וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לְעַמָּא אַתּוּן חַבְתּוּן חוֹבָא רַבָּא וּכְעַן אֶסַּק לִקְדָם יְיָ מָאִם אֲכַפַּר עַל חוֹבֵיכוֹן׃
The next day Moshe said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to [before] Adonoy, perhaps I will gain atonement for your sin.”
- Exodus 32:31
וַיָּשׇׁב מֹשֶׁה אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּא חָטָא הָעָם הַזֶּה חֲטָאָה גְדֹלָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי זָהָב׃
Moses went back to GOD and said, “Alas, this people is guilty of a great sin in making for themselves a god of gold.
Targum Onkelos
וְתָב מֹשֶׁה לִקְדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר בְּבָעוּ חָב עַמָּא הָדֵין חוֹבָא רַבָּא וַעֲבַדוּ לְהוֹן דַּחְלָן דִּדְהַב׃
Moshe returned to [before] Adonoy and said, “I beseech You! This people have committed a great sin and have made a god of gold.
- Exodus 32:32
וְעַתָּה אִם־תִּשָּׂא חַטָּאתָם וְאִם־אַיִן מְחֵנִי נָא מִסִּפְרְךָ אֲשֶׁר כָּתָבְתָּ׃
Now, if You will forgive their sin [well and good]; but if not, erase me from the record that You have written!”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אִם שְׁבַקְתְּ לְחוֹבֵיהוֹן וְאִם לָא מְחֵינִי כְעַן מִסִּפְרָךְ דִּכְתַבְתָּא׃
Now if You would bear [forgive] their sin, and if not, blot me out from Your book that You have written.”
- Exodus 32:33
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה מִי אֲשֶׁר חָטָא־לִי אֶמְחֶנּוּ מִסִּפְרִי׃
But GOD said to Moses, “Only someone who has sinned against Me will I erase from My record.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה מַן דְּחָב קֳדָמַי אֶמְחֵינֵיהּ מִסִּפְרִי׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Those who have sinned against [before] Me, I will blot out from My book.
- Exodus 32:34
וְעַתָּה לֵךְ ׀ נְחֵה אֶת־הָעָם אֶל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתִּי לָךְ הִנֵּה מַלְאָכִי יֵלֵךְ לְפָנֶיךָ וּבְיוֹם פׇּקְדִי וּפָקַדְתִּי עֲלֵהֶם חַטָּאתָם׃
Go now, lead the people where I told you. See, My angel shall go before you. But when I make an accounting, I will bring them to account for their sins.”
Targum Onkelos
וּכְעַן אִיזֵיל דַּבַּר יָת עַמָּא לְאַתְרָא דְּמַלֵּילִית לָךְ הָא מַלְאֲכִי יְהָךְ קֳדָמָךְ וּבְיוֹם אַסְעָרוּתִי וְאַסְעַר עֲלֵיהוֹן חוֹבֵיהוֹן׃
And now, go, lead the people to [the place] of which I have spoken to you. Behold, My angel will go before you. However on the day when I take account of them, I will take their sin into account.
- Exodus 32:35
וַיִּגֹּף יְהֹוָה אֶת־הָעָם עַל אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֶת־הָעֵגֶל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אַהֲרֹן׃
Then GOD sent a plague upon the people, for what they did with the calf that Aaron made.
Targum Onkelos
וּמְחָא יְיָ יָת עַמָּא עַל דְּאִשְׁתַּעֲבַדוּ לְעִגְלָא דַּעֲבַד אַהֲרֹן׃
Adonoy then struck the people with a plague because they had made [worshiped] the calf that Aharon made.
- Exodus 33:1
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵךְ עֲלֵה מִזֶּה אַתָּה וְהָעָם אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלִיתָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃
Then GOD said to Moses, “Set out from here, you and the people that you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your offspring will I give it’—
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה אִיזֵיל סַק מִכָּא אַתְּ וְעַמָּא דְּאַסֵּיקְתָּא מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם לְאַרְעָא דְּקַיֵּימִית לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לְמֵימַר לִבְנָךְ אֶתְּנִנַּהּ׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe, “Leave, go up from this [place]—you and the people you brought up from the land of Egypt—to the land of which I swore to Avraham, to Yitzchok and to Yaakov, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give it.’
- Exodus 33:2
וְשָׁלַחְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ מַלְאָךְ וְגֵרַשְׁתִּי אֶת־הַכְּנַעֲנִי הָאֱמֹרִי וְהַחִתִּי וְהַפְּרִזִּי הַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי׃
I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—
Targum Onkelos
וְאֶשְׁלַח קֳדָמָךְ מַלְאֲכָא וַאֲתָרֵיךְ יָת כְּנַעֲנָאֵי אֱמוֹרָאֵי וְחִתָּאֵי וּפְרִזָּאֵי חִוָּאֵי וִיבוּסָאֵי׃
I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, the Emorites, the Chitites, the Perizites, the Chivites, and the Yevusites.
- Exodus 33:3
אֶל־אֶרֶץ זָבַת חָלָב וּדְבָשׁ כִּי לֹא אֶעֱלֶה בְּקִרְבְּךָ כִּי עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף אַתָּה פֶּן־אֲכֶלְךָ בַּדָּרֶךְ׃
a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go in your midst, since you are a stiffnecked people, lest I destroy you on the way.”
Targum Onkelos
לַאֲרַע עָבְדָא חֲלָב וּדְבָשׁ אֲרֵי לָא אֲסַלֵּיק שְׁכִינְתִי מִבֵּינָךְ אֲרֵי עַם קְשֵׁי קְדָל אַתְּ דִּלְמָא אֲשֵׁיצֵינָךְ בְּאוֹרְחָא׃
[You will then] enter a land flowing with [producing] milk and honey. [I am sending an angel] for I [My Shechina] will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people and I may destroy you along the way.”
- Exodus 33:4
וַיִּשְׁמַע הָעָם אֶת־הַדָּבָר הָרָע הַזֶּה וַיִּתְאַבָּלוּ וְלֹא־שָׁתוּ אִישׁ עֶדְיוֹ עָלָיו׃
When the people heard this harsh word, they went into mourning, and no one put on finery.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמַע עַמָּא יָת פִּתְגָמָא בִישָׁא הָדֵין וְאִתְאַבַּלוּ וְלָא שַׁוּוֹ גְּבַר תִּקּוּן זֵינֵיהּ עֲלוֹהִי׃
When the people heard this bad news they mourned and no man wore his ornaments [crowns].
- Exodus 33:5
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֱמֹר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹרֶף רֶגַע אֶחָד אֶעֱלֶה בְקִרְבְּךָ וְכִלִּיתִיךָ וְעַתָּה הוֹרֵד עֶדְיְךָ מֵעָלֶיךָ וְאֵדְעָה מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ׃
GOD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelite people, ‘You are a stiffnecked people. If I were to go in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now, then, leave off your finery, and I will consider what to do to you.’”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה אֵימַר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתּוּן עַם קְשֵׁי קְדָל שָׁעָה חֲדָא אֲסַלֵּיק שְׁכִינְתִי מִבֵּינָךְ וַאֲשֵׁיצֵינָךְ וּכְעַן אַעְדְּ תִּקּוּן זֵינָךְ מִנָּךְ גְּלֵי קֳדָמַי מָא אַעֲבֵיד לָךְ׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “Say to the B’nei Yisrael, ‘You are a stiff-necked people. Were I [My Shechina] to go up among you for one moment, I would destroy you. Now remove your ornaments and I know [it will be revealed before Me] what to do with you.’”
- Exodus 33:6
וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־עֶדְיָם מֵהַר חוֹרֵב׃
So the Israelites remained stripped of their finery from Mount Horeb on.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַעְדּוֹ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת תִּקּוּן זֵינְהוֹן מִטּוּרָא דְּחוֹרֵב׃
The B’nei Yisrael took off their ornaments that they had [worn] at Mount Chorev.
- Exodus 33:7
וּמֹשֶׁה יִקַּח אֶת־הָאֹהֶל וְנָטָה־לוֹ ׀ מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה הַרְחֵק מִן־הַמַּחֲנֶה וְקָרָא לוֹ אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהָיָה כׇּל־מְבַקֵּשׁ יְהֹוָה יֵצֵא אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר מִחוּץ לַמַּחֲנֶה׃
Now Moses would take the Tent and pitch it outside the camp, at some distance from the camp. It was called the Tent of Meeting, and whoever sought GOD would go out to the Tent of Meeting that was outside the camp.
Targum Onkelos
וּמֹשֶׁה נָסֵיב יָת מַשְׁכְּנָא וּפַרְסֵיהּ לֵיהּ מִבַּרָא לְמַשְׁרִיתָא אַרְחֵיק מִן מַשְׁרִיתָא וְקָרֵי לֵיהּ מַשְׁכַּן בֵּית אוּלְפָנָא וְהָוֵי כָּל דְּתָבַע אוּלְפָן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ נָפֵיק לְמַשְׁכַּן בֵּית אוּלְפָנָא דְּמִבַּרָא לְמַשְׁרִיתָא׃
Moshe would take the tent and set it up outside the camp, a distance from the camp, and he called it [the] Tent of Meeting [the house of Instruction]. Everyone who sought [instruction from before] Adonoy, would go out to the Tent of Meeting [the house of Instruction] that was outside the camp.
- Exodus 33:8
וְהָיָה כְּצֵאת מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הָאֹהֶל יָקוּמוּ כׇּל־הָעָם וְנִצְּבוּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אׇהֳלוֹ וְהִבִּיטוּ אַחֲרֵי מֹשֶׁה עַד־בֹּאוֹ הָאֹהֱלָה׃
Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, all the people would rise and stand, at the entrance of each tent, and gaze after Moses until he had entered the Tent.
Targum Onkelos
וְהָוֵי כַּד נָפֵיק מֹשֶׁה לְמַשְׁכְּנָא קָיְמִין כָּל עַמָּא וּמִתְעַתְּדִין גְּבַר בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ וּמִסְתַּכְּלִין אֲחוֹרֵי מֹשֶׁה עַד דְּעָלֵיל לְמַשְׁכְּנָא׃
Whenever Moshe went out to the tent, all the people would rise, and each person would stand at the entrance of his tent; and they would gaze after Moshe, until he had gone into the tent.
- Exodus 33:9
וְהָיָה כְּבֹא מֹשֶׁה הָאֹהֱלָה יֵרֵד עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן וְעָמַד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְדִבֶּר עִם־מֹשֶׁה׃
And when Moses entered the Tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the Tent, while [God] spoke with Moses.
Targum Onkelos
וְהָוֵי כַּד עָלֵיל מֹשֶׁה לְמַשְׁכְּנָא נָחֵית עַמּוּדָא דַּעֲנָנָא וְקָאֵים בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנָא וּמִתְמַלַּל עִם מֹשֶׁה׃
When Moshe had gone into the tent, the Pillar of Cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and [Adonoy] would speak to [Himself with] Moshe.
- Exodus 33:10
וְרָאָה כׇל־הָעָם אֶת־עַמּוּד הֶעָנָן עֹמֵד פֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וְקָם כׇּל־הָעָם וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ אִישׁ פֶּתַח אׇהֳלוֹ׃
When all the people saw the pillar of cloud poised at the entrance of the Tent, all the people would rise and bow low, at the entrance of each tent.
Targum Onkelos
וְחָזַן כָּל עַמָּא יָת עַמּוּדָא דַּעֲנָנָא קָאֵים בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנָא וְקָיְמִין כָּל עַמָּא וְסָגְדִין גְּבַר בִּתְרַע מַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ׃
When all the people saw the Pillar of Cloud, standing at the entrance of the tent; all the people rose and prostrated themselves, each man at the entrance of his tent.
- Exodus 33:11
וְדִבֶּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל־פָּנִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וְשָׁב אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה וּמְשָׁרְתוֹ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן נַעַר לֹא יָמִישׁ מִתּוֹךְ הָאֹהֶל׃
GOD would speak to Moses face to face, as one person speaks to another. And he would then return to the camp; but his attendant, Joshua son of Nun, [serving as] deputy, would not stir out of the Tent.
Targum Onkelos
וּמְמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה מַמְלַל עִם מַמְלַל כְּמָא דִּימַלֵּיל גּוּבְרָא עִם חַבְרֵיהּ וְתָאֵיב לְמַשְׁרִיתָא וּמְשׁוּמְשָׁנֵיהּ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּר נוּן עוּלֵימָא לָא עָדֵי מִגּוֹ מַשְׁכְּנָא׃
Adonoy spoke to [Himself with] Moshe face to face [word to word], just as a man speaks to his friend. and [Moshe then] would return to the camp, but his youthful attendant, Yehoshua, son of Nun, did not leave the tent.