Exodus 32:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He tookוַיִּקַּ֞ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
the calfהָעֵ֨גֶל
(ha·'e·gel)
5695: a calffrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
they had madeעָשׂוּ֙
(a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֣ף
(vai·yis·rof)
8313: to burna prim. root
[it] with fire,בָּאֵ֔שׁ
(ba·'esh,)
784: a firea prim. root
and groundוַיִּטְחַ֖ן
(vai·yit·chan)
2912: to grinda prim. root
it to powder,אֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
and scatteredוַיִּ֙זֶר֙
(vai·yi·zer)
2219: to scatter, fan, winnowa prim. root
it overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
the surfaceפְּנֵ֣י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the waterהַמַּ֔יִם
(ham·ma·yim,)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
and made the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
(yis·ra·'el.)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
drinkוַיַּ֖שְׁקְ
(vai·yash·ke)
8248: cause to drink water, give to drinka prim. root
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KJV Lexicon
And he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the calf
`egel  (ay-ghel)
a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer) -- bullock, calf.
which they had made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and burnt
saraph  (saw-raf')
to be (causatively, set) on fire -- (cause to, make a) burn(-ing), up) kindle, utterly.
it in the fire
'esh  (aysh)
fire -- burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
and ground
tachan  (taw-khan')
to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment) -- grind(-er).
it to powder
daqaq  (daw-kak')
to crush (or intransitively) crumble -- beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
and strawed
zarah  (zaw-raw')
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow -- cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
it upon
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and made the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
drink
shaqah  (shaw-kaw')
to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to -- cause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water.
of it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took the calf which they had made and burned it with fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it over the surface of the water and made the sons of Israel drink it.

King James Bible
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he took the calf they had made, burned it up, and ground it to powder. He scattered the powder over the surface of the water and forced the Israelites to drink the water.

International Standard Version
He took the calf that they had made, burned it with fire, and ground it into powder. He scattered it on the water and made the Israelis drink it.

NET Bible
He took the calf they had made and burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, poured it out on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he took the calf they had made, burned it, ground it into powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.

King James 2000 Bible
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and scattered it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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