Nehemiah 9:18
Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations;Nehemiah 9:18 in the real world
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- מַסֵּכָהmaççêkâhproperly, a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication,
- עֵגֶלʻêgela (male) calf (as frisking round), especially one nearly grown (i.e. a steer)
- גָּדוֹלgâdôwlgreat (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- מִצְרַיִםMitsrayimMitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- עָלָהʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 106:19–23, Exo 32:4–8, Ezk 20:7–44, Exo 32:31–32, Deu 9:12–16