16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 9:16:1 ⧉וָאֵ֗רֶאvaereand I saw Deuteronomy 9:16:2 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֤הvehinnehand behold Deuteronomy 9:16:3 ⧉חֲטָאתֶם֙khatatemyou had sinned Deuteronomy 9:16:4 ⧉לַיהוָ֣הlayahwehagainst the LORD Deuteronomy 9:16:5 ⧉אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םeloheikhemyour God Deuteronomy 9:16:6 ⧉עֲשִׂיתֶ֣םasitemyou had made Deuteronomy 9:16:7 ⧉לָכֶ֔םlakhemfor yourselves Deuteronomy 9:16:8 ⧉עֵ֖גֶלegela calf Deuteronomy 9:16:9 ⧉מַסֵּכָ֑הmasekhaa molten image Deuteronomy 9:16:10 ⧉סַרְתֶּ֣םsartemyou had turned aside Deuteronomy 9:16:11 ⧉מַהֵ֔רmaherquickly Deuteronomy 9:16:12 ⧉מִן־הַדֶּ֕רֶךְminhaderekhfrom the way Deuteronomy 9:16:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥הashertzivathat commanded Deuteronomy 9:16:14 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Deuteronomy 9:16:15 ⧉אֶתְכֶֽם׃etkhemyou |
16. Formal Translation I observed, and behold, you had transgressed against the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikhem, Covenant Keeper} by fashioning for yourselves a calf, a cast image. You had then hastily strayed from the way that the LORD had commanded you. |
16. Dynamic Translation When I looked, I realized that you had sinned against the LORD your God {Yahweh Eloheikhem, Divine Judge}; you had made for yourselves a molten calf as an idol, and you had turned aside swiftly from the way that the LORD had commanded you. |