Acts 7:40

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܟ݁ܰܕ݂ ܐܳܡܪܺܝܢ ܠܰܐܗܪܽܘܢ ܥܒ݂ܶܕ݂ ܠܰܢ ܐܰܠܳܗܶܐ ܕ݁ܢܺܐܙܽܠ݈ܘܢ ܩܕ݂ܳܡܰܝܢ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕ݁ܗܳܢܳܐ ܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܕ݁ܰܐܦ݁ܩܰܢ ܡܶܢ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܕ݁ܡܶܨܪܶܝܢ ܠܳܐ ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢ ܚ݈ܢܰܢ ܡܳܢܳܐ ܗܘܳܝܗ݈ܝ ܀

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unto: Exodus 32:1

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:4 - why Deuteronomy 9:16 - I looked Ecclesiastes 7:29 - they Acts 3:17 - wot Romans 11:2 - Wot

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Saying unto Aaron, make us gods to go before us,.... This is a proof of their disobedience to the law of Moses, and of their rejection of him, and of the inclination of their hearts to the idolatry of the Egyptians; which shows the gross stupidity, as well as ingratitude of this people, to think that gods could be made; and that those that are made could go before them, be guides unto them, and protectors of them; when they have eyes, but see not, and hands, but handle not, and feet, but walk not:

for as for this Moses; whom they speak of with great contempt, and in a very irreverent way:

which brought us out of the land of Egypt; which they mention not with gratitude, but as reflecting upon him for doing it:

we wot not what is become of him; they thought he was dead, according to the Targum of Jonathan on Exodus 32:1 they concluded he was consumed with fire on the mount which flamed with fire. b The following story is told by the Jews;

"when Moses went up on high, he said to the Israelites, at the end of forty days, at the beginning of the sixth hour I will come; at the end of forty days came Satan, and disturbed the world; he said to them, where is Moses your master? they answered him, he is gone up on high: he said to them, the sixth hour is come; they took no notice of him; he is dead (says he); they had no regard to him; he showed them the likeness of his bier; then they said to Aaron, "as for this man Moses", &c.''

b T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 89. 1. Vid. Jarchi & Baal Hatturim in Exod. xxxii. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Saying unto Aaron - Exodus 32:1.

Make us gods - That is, idols.