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Then Moses returned to the LORD , and said, "Alas, this people has committed a great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves.
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"But now, if You will, forgive their sin -and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!"
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The LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot him out of My book.
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"But go now, lead the people where I told you. Behold, My angel shall go before you; nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin."
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Then the LORD smote the people, because of what they did with the calf which Aaron had made.