# Exodus 32.32 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 30. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; peradventure I shall make atonement for your sin. 31. And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. > > **32. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin,; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.** > > 33. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34. And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them. (Exodus 32:30-34, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 30. On the next day, Moses said to the people, “You have sinned a great sin. Now I will go up to Yahweh. Perhaps I shall make atonement for your sin.” 31. Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold. > > **32. Yet now, if you will, forgive their sin, and if not, please blot me out of your book which you have written.”** > > 33. Yahweh said to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34. Now go, lead the people to the place of which I have spoken to you. Behold, my angel shall go before you. Nevertheless in the day when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.” (Exodus 32:30-34, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 30. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. > > **32. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.** > > 33. And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 34. Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. (Exodus 32:30-34, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 30. And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that Moses saith unto the people, 'Ye, ye have sinned a great sin, and now I go up unto Jehovah, if so be I atone for your sin.' 31. And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold; > > **32. and now, if Thou takest away their sin, and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy book which Thou hast written.'** > > 33. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Whoso hath sinned against Me, I blot him out of My book; 34. and now, go, lead the people whithersoever I have spoken to thee of; lo, My messenger goeth before thee, and in the day of my charging, then I have charged upon them their sin.' (Exodus 32:30-34, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - [H2403 - chattath](/codex/h2403-chattath/), *chattath*, Strong's H2403 ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Irrevocability](/codex/argument-from-irrevocability/), via [Exodus 32.32-33](/codex/exodus-32-32-33/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.