Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Aaron answered them, “Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” New Living Translation So Aaron said, “Take the gold rings from the ears of your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” English Standard Version So Aaron said to them, “Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” Berean Standard Bible So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” King James Bible And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. New King James Version And Aaron said to them, “Break off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” New American Standard Bible Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” NASB 1995 Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” NASB 1977 And Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” Legacy Standard Bible And Aaron said to them, “Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” Amplified Bible So Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are in the ears of your wives, your sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” Christian Standard Bible Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Aaron replied to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me.” American Standard Version And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the people saw that Moshe delayed to come down from the mountain and the people assembled to Ahron and they were saying to him, “Arise, make for us gods to go before us, because this man Moshe who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Aaron says to them, Take off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me. Contemporary English Version Aaron told them, "Bring me the gold earrings that your wives and sons and daughters are wearing." Douay-Rheims Bible And Aaron said to them: Take the golden earrings from the ears of your wives, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me. English Revised Version And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Aaron said to them, "Have your wives, sons, and daughters take off the gold earrings they are wearing, and bring them to me." Good News Translation Aaron said to them, "Take off the gold earrings which your wives, your sons, and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me." International Standard Version Aaron told them, "Tear off the gold rings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters and bring them to me." JPS Tanakh 1917 And Aaron said unto them: 'Break off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.' Literal Standard Version And Aaron says to them, “Break off the rings of gold which [are] in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring [them] to me”; Majority Standard Bible So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” New American Bible Aaron replied, “Take off the golden earrings that your wives, your sons, and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me.” NET Bible So Aaron said to them, "Break off the gold earrings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me." New Revised Standard Version Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” New Heart English Bible Aaron said to them, "Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me." Webster's Bible Translation And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden ear-rings which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me. World English Bible Aaron said to them, “Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me.” Young's Literal Translation And Aaron saith unto them, 'Break off the rings of gold which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring in unto me;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Golden Calf1Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!” 2So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” 3Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.… Cross References Genesis 24:22 And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels. Exodus 20:23 You are not to make any gods alongside Me; you are not to make for yourselves gods of silver or gold. Exodus 32:3 Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron. Exodus 35:22 So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD. Proverbs 25:12 Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man's rebuke to a listening ear. Isaiah 30:22 So you will desecrate your silver-plated idols and your gold-plated images. You will throw them away like menstrual cloths, saying to them, "Be gone!" Treasury of Scripture And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me. Exodus 12:35,36 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: … Genesis 24:22,47 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; … Judges 8:24-27 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) … Jump to Previous Aaron Break Daughters Earrings Ear-Rings Ears Gold Golden Rings Tear Wearing WivesJump to Next Aaron Break Daughters Earrings Ear-Rings Ears Gold Golden Rings Tear Wearing WivesExodus 32 1. The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf7. God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails 15. Moses comes down with the tablets 19. He breaks them 20. He destroys the calf 22. Aaron's excuse for himself 25. Moses causes the idolaters to be slain 30. He prays for the people (2) And Aaron said . . . Break off the golden earrings.--It is a reasonable conjecture that Aaron thought to prevent the projected idolatry by this requirement. Not having the courage to meet the demand of the people with a direct negative, he may have aimed at diverting them from their purpose by requiring a sacrifice which they would be unwilling to make, viz., the personal ornaments of their wives and children. The women might reasonably have been expected to resist, and the men to yield before such resistance; but the event proved otherwise. Your sons.--Earrings are worn in the East almost as much by men as by women. Most Assyrian and some Egyptian monarchs are represented with them. Verse 2. - Break off. "Take off" would perhaps be a better translation. The ear-rings would not require any breaking. They were penannular, and could be removed by a smart pull. Your wives, your sons, and your daughters. See the comment on Exodus 3:22. It is implied that the men did not wear earrings. At an earlier date the household of Jacob, chiefly men, had worn them (Genesis 35:4).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן (’a·hă·rōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 175: Aaron -- an elder brother of Moses told וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say them, אֲלֵהֶם֙ (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Take off פָּֽרְקוּ֙ (pā·rə·qū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6561: To break off, crunch, to deliver the gold הַזָּהָ֔ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky earrings נִזְמֵ֣י (niz·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5141: A ring (worn as an ornament) that אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that are on בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (bə·’ā·zə·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear your wives נְשֵׁיכֶ֔ם (nə·šê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and sons בְּנֵיכֶ֖ם (bə·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1121: A son and daughters, וּבְנֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 1323: A daughter and bring וְהָבִ֖יאוּ (wə·hā·ḇî·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go them to me.” אֵלָֽי׃ (’ê·lāy) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Links Exodus 32:2 NIVExodus 32:2 NLT Exodus 32:2 ESV Exodus 32:2 NASB Exodus 32:2 KJV Exodus 32:2 BibleApps.com Exodus 32:2 Biblia Paralela Exodus 32:2 Chinese Bible Exodus 32:2 French Bible Exodus 32:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 32:2 Aaron said to them Take off (Exo. 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