Deuteronomy 9:21

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.

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WEBBE

I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt 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.

BSB

And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

KJV

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.

ASV

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

BBE

And I took your sin, the image which you had made, and put it in the fire and had it hammered and crushed very small till it was only dust: and the dust I put in the stream flowing down from the mountain.

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וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 חַטַּאתְכֶם cha·tat·khem sin your H2403 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 עֲשִׂיתֶם 'a·si·tem you had made H6213 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָעֵגֶל ha·'e·gel the calf H5695 לָקַחְתִּי la·kach·ti I took H3947 וָאֶשְׂרֹף va·'es·rof and I burned H8313 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) it H853 בָּאֵשׁ ba·'esh with (the) fire H784 וָאֶכֹּת va·'e·kot and I crushed H3807 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) it H853 טָחוֹן ta·chon grinding [it] H2912 הֵיטֵב hei·tev well H3190 עַד 'ad until H5704 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- that H834 דַּק dak it was fine H1854 לְעָפָר le·'a·far (into) dust H6083 וָאַשְׁלִךְ va·'ash·likh and I threw H7993 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עֲפָרוֹ a·fa·ro dust its H6083 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 הַנַּחַל ha·na·chal the wadi H5158 הַיֹּרֵד hai·yo·red which was coming down H3381 מִן־ min- from H4480 הָהָר ha·har the mountain H2022

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–29

That the Israelites might have no pretence to think that God brought them to Canaan for their righteousness, Moses shows what a miracle of mercy it was, that they had not been destroyed in the wilderness. It is good for us often to remember against ourselves, with sorrow and shame, our former sins; that we may see how much we are indebted to free grace, and may humbly own that we never merited any thing but wrath and the curse at God's hand. For so strong is our propensity to pride, that it will creep in under one pretence or another. We are ready to fancy that our righteousness has got for us the special favour of the Lord, though in reality our wickedness is more plain than our weakness. But when the secret history of every man's life shall be brought forth at the day of judgment, all the world will be proved guilty before God. At present, One pleads for us before the mercy-seat, who not only fasted, but died upon the cross for our sins; through whom we may approach, though self-condemned sinners, and beseech for undeserved mercy and for eternal life, as the gift of God in Him. Let us refer all the victory, all the glory, and all the praise, to Him who alone bringeth salvation.

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