Deuteronomy 9:20 “The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time…”

Deuteronomy 9:20

The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him, but at that time I also prayed for Aaron.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

World English Bible

The LORD was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

American Standard Version

And Jehovah was very angry with Aaron to destroy him: and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

Geneva Bible 1599

Likewise ye Lord was very angrie with Aaron, euen to destroy him: but at that time I prayed also for Aaron.

Darby Translation

And with Aaron Jehovah was very angry to destroy him; and I prayed for Aaron also at the same time.

Young's Literal Translation

'And with Aaron hath Jehovah shewed himself very angry, to destroy him, and I pray also for Aaron at that time;

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord, in his wrath, would have put Aaron to death: and I made prayer for Aaron at the same time.

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Cross references

“And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.”

Exodus 32:21 Exodus 32:35 Hebrews 7:26–28 Exodus 32:2–5

Exodus 32:21 · BSB

“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”

Exodus 32:35 · BSB

And the LORD sent a plague on the people because of what they had done with the calf that Aaron had made.

Hebrews 7:26–28 · BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Exodus 32:2–5 · BSB

So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well.

21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.

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