KJV ORIGINAL
And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The LORD said to Moses, 'Go down the mountain right now, because your people—the ones you brought out of Egypt—have turned away from me and done wrong.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Moses that the Israelites have already broken their promise to follow Him while Moses was away receiving the Ten Commandments.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the stone tablets with God's laws. The Israelites, tired of waiting for Moses to return, had convinced Aaron to make them a golden calf to worship. This happened just weeks after they had promised to obey God and witnessed His miraculous deliverance from Egypt.
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