Exodus 32:19
Good News Translation
When Moses came close enough to the camp to see the bull-calf and to see the people dancing, he became furious. There at the foot of the mountain, he threw down the tablets he was carrying and broke them.

New Revised Standard Version
As soon as he came near the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, Moses’ anger burned hot, and he threw the tablets from his hands and broke them at the foot of the mountain.

Contemporary English Version
As Moses got closer to the camp, he saw the idol, and he also saw the people dancing around. This made him so angry that he threw down the stones and broke them to pieces at the foot of the mountain.

New American Bible
As he drew near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger burned, and he threw the tablets down and broke them on the base of the mountain.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he came nigh to the camp, he saw the calf, and the dances: and being very angry, he threw the tables out of his hand, and broke them at the foot of the mount:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And when he came nigh to the camp, he saw the calf, and the dances: and being very angry, he threw the tables out of his hand, and broke them at the foot of the mount:

he saw

Exodus 32:4-6 And when he had received them, he fashioned them by founders' work, and made of them a molten calf. And they said: These are thy gods, O Israel, that have brought thee out of the land of Egypt. . . .

Deuteronomy 9:16,17 And saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made to yourselves a molten calf, and had quickly forsaken his way, which he had shewn you: . . .

the dancing

Exodus 15:20 So Mary the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand: and all the women went forth after her with timbrels and with dances.

2 Samuel 6:14 And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.

Lamentations 5:15 The joy of our heart is ceased, our dancing is turned into mourning.

anger

Exodus 32:11 But Moses besought the Lord his God, saying: Why, O Lord, is thy indignation enkindled against thy people, whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egypt, with great power, and with a mighty hand?

Numbers 12:3 (For Moses was a man exceeding meek above all men that dwelt upon earth)

Matthew 5:22 But I say to you, that whosoever is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council. And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Mark 3:5 And looking round about on them with anger, being grieved for the blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth: and his hand was restored unto him.

Mark 10:14 Whom when Jesus saw, he was much displeased and saith to them: Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:26 Be angry: and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon your anger.

brake them

Deuteronomy 9:17 I cast the tables out of my hands, and broke them in your sight.

Deuteronomy 27:26 Cursed be he that abideth not in the words of this law, and fulfilleth them not in work: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Jeremiah 31:32 Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, the covenant which they made void, and I had dominion over them, saith the Lord.

Zechariah 11:10,11,14 And I took my rod that was called Beauty, and I cut it asunder to make void my covenant, which I had made with all people. . . .

Context
Moses Breaks the Tablets
19And when he came nigh to the camp, he saw the calf, and the dances: and being very angry, he threw the tables out of his hand, and broke them at the foot of the mount:20And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:7
Neither become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

Exodus 32:6
And rising in the morning, they offered holocausts, and peace victims, and the people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.

Exodus 32:18
But he answered: It is not the cry of men encouraging to fight, nor the shout of men compelling to flee: but I hear the voice of singers.

Exodus 34:1
And after this he said: Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the former, and I will write upon them the words, which were in the tables, which thou brokest.

Deuteronomy 9:16
And saw that you had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made to yourselves a molten calf, and had quickly forsaken his way, which he had shewn you:

Deuteronomy 9:17
I cast the tables out of my hands, and broke them in your sight.

Psalm 119:53
A fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Exodus 32:18
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