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30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a terrible sin. But now I will go up to the Lord. Maybe if I pray to him, he will forgive your sin."
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30 The next day Moses said to the people, "You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin."
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31 So Moses went back to the Lord. He said, "These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.
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31 So Moses went back to the LORD and said, "Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.
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32 Now please forgive their sin. But if you won't, then erase my name from the scroll you have written."
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32 But now, please forgive their sin--but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written."
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33 The LORD replied to Moses, "I will erase from my scroll only the names of those who have sinned against me.
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33 The LORD replied to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.
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34 Now go. Lead the people to the place I spoke about. My angel will go ahead of you. But when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
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34 Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin."
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35 The LORD struck the people with a plague. That's because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
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35 And the LORD struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.
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