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Berean Standard Bible

“As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.”

Exodus 32:19

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Moses comes down from Sinai carrying the two stone tablets written by God's own finger. As he nears the camp, he sees the golden calf and the dancing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.

World English Bible (WEB)

As soon as he came near to the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. Then Moses’ anger grew hot, and he threw the tablets out of his hands, and broke them beneath the mountain.

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing: and Moses` anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció, que como llegó él al campo, y vió el becerro y las danzas, enardeciósele la ira á Moisés, y arrojó las tablas de sus manos, y quebrólas al pie del monte.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando llegaron cerca del campamento, Moisés vio el becerro y las danzas, y con terrible ira arrojó las tablas al suelo, al pie del monte, y se rompieron.

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