Exodus 32:29-31

Expanded Bible

²⁹ Then Moses said, “Today you have been ·given for service [ordained; ^Cto the priesthood] to the Lord. You were willing to kill your own sons and brothers, and God has blessed you for this.”

³⁰ The next day Moses told the people, “You have ·done [^Lsinned] a terrible sin. But now I will go up to the Lord. Maybe I can ·do something so your sins will be removed [make atonement for your sin].” ³¹ So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “How terribly these people have sinned! They have made for themselves ·gods [or a god; 32:4] from gold.