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Nehemiah

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"Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, 'This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,' And committed great blasphemies,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"Even also, yea Conjunction H637 אַ֗ף af
when that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
they made do, make Verb H6213 עָשׂ֤וּ a·su
for themselves A calf a calf Noun H5695 עֵ֣גֶל e·gel
of molten metal a libation, molten metal or image Noun H4541 מַסֵּכָ֔ה mas·se·chah,
And said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ vai·yo·me·ru,
'This this, here Pronoun H2088 זֶ֣ה zeh
is your God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ e·lo·hei·cha,
Who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
brought to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 הֶעֶלְךָ֖ he·'el·cha
you up from Egypt,' a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mim·mitz·ra·yim;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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And committed do, make Verb H6213 וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ vai·ya·'a·su,
great great Adjective H1419 גְּדֹלֹֽות׃ ge·do·lo·vt.
blasphemies, contempt, blasphemy Noun H5007 נֶאָצֹ֖ות ne·'a·tzo·vt

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, 'This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,' And committed great blasphemies,
King James Bible "Even Yea, when they had made for themselves A calf of them a molten metal And calf, and said, 'This This is your thy God Who that brought you thee up from Egypt,' And committed out of Egypt, and had wrought great blasphemies,provocations;
Hebrew Greek English "Even when they made for themselves A calf of molten metal And said, 'This is your God Who brought you up from Egypt,' And committed great blasphemies,