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Deuteronomy 9:21

9:20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

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I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust. I threw its dust into the brook that descended out of the mountain.

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

9:22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

What does Deuteronomy 9:21 mean?

Deuteronomy 9:21 is a verse in the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָקַח (lâqach), חַטָּאָה (chaṭṭâʼâh), עֵגֶל (ʻêgel). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
I
tookלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)
your
sin,חַטָּאָהchaṭṭâʼâh/khat-taw-aw'/H2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
the
calfעֵגֶלʻêgel/ay-ghel/H5695a (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
which
ye
had
made,עָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and
burntשָׂרַףsâraph/saw-raf'/H8313to be (causatively, set) on fire
it
with
fire,אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)
and
stampedכָּתַתkâthath/kaw-thath'/H3807to bruise or violently strike
it,
and
groundטָחַןṭâchan/taw-khan'/H2912to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)
it
very
small,יָטַבyâṭab/yaw-tab'/H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
even
until
it
was
as
smallדָּקַקdâqaq/daw-kak'/H1854to crush (or intransitively) crumble
as
dust:עָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
and
I
castשָׁלַךְshâlak/shaw-lak/H7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
the
dustעָפָרʻâphâr/aw-fawr'/H6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
thereof
into
the
brookנַחַלnachal/nakh'-al/H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
that
descended
outיָרַדyârad/yaw-rad'/H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
of
the
mount.הַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

Commentary on Deuteronomy 9:21

HENRY_FULL · Deuteronomy 9:21
n3419" In this chapter we have, I. A most earnest and pathetic exhortation to obedience, both in general, and in some particular instances, backed with a great variety of very pressing arguments, repeated again and again, and set before them in the most moving and affectionate manner imaginable, ver. 1-40 . II. The appointing of the cities of refuge on that side Jordan, ver. 41-43 . III. The particular description of the place where Moses delivered the following repetition of the law, ver. 44 , &c.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Deuteronomy 12:32

What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Joshua 1:7

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. prosper: or, do wisely

Proverbs 30:6

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Let: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is

Matthew 5:18

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Matthew 5:43

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matthew 15:2

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

Mark 7:1

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

Galatians 3:15

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. covenant: or, testament

Revelation 22:18

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

Revelation 22:19

And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. out of the book: or, from the tree of life

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Deuteronomy 9:21.

Exodus 32:20

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.

Exodus 29:14

But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.

Leviticus 6:30

And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.

Exodus 12:10

And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

Exodus 29:34

And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

Exodus 32:24

And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

Genesis 12:5

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

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What does Deuteronomy 9:21 say?

Deuteronomy 9:21 (King James Version) reads: "And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount."

Is Deuteronomy 9:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Deuteronomy 9:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy.

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