21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 9:21:1 ⧉וְֽאֶת־חַטַּאתְכֶ֞םveet khataatkhemand {the} sin of you Deuteronomy 9:21:2 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־עֲשִׂיתֶ֣םasher asitemwhich you made Deuteronomy 9:21:3 ⧉אֶת־הָעֵ֗גֶלet haegel{the} calf Deuteronomy 9:21:4 ⧉לָקַחְתִּי֮lakakhtiI took Deuteronomy 9:21:5 ⧉וָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ףvaesrofand I burned Deuteronomy 9:21:6 ⧉אֹת֣וֹotoit Deuteronomy 9:21:7 ⧉בָּאֵשׁ֒baeshin the fire Deuteronomy 9:21:8 ⧉וָאֶכֹּ֨תvaekotand I crushed Deuteronomy 9:21:9 ⧉אֹת֤וֹotoit Deuteronomy 9:21:10 ⧉טָחוֹן֙takhongrinding Deuteronomy 9:21:11 ⧉הֵיטֵ֔בheitevwell Deuteronomy 9:21:12 ⧉עַ֥דaduntil Deuteronomy 9:21:13 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־דַּ֖קasher dakthat it was as fine Deuteronomy 9:21:14 ⧉לְעָפָ֑רleafaras dust Deuteronomy 9:21:15 ⧉וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙vaashlikhand I threw Deuteronomy 9:21:16 ⧉אֶת־עֲפָר֔וֹet afarothe dust of it Deuteronomy 9:21:17 ⧉אֶל־הַנַּ֖חַלel hanakhalinto the brook Deuteronomy 9:21:18 ⧉הַיֹּרֵ֥דhayoredthat flows Deuteronomy 9:21:19 ⧉מִן־הָהָֽר׃min haharfrom the mountain |
21. Formal Translation And I took your sin—the calf you had made—and I burned it in the fire; then I crushed it thoroughly, grinding it until it was as fine as dust; and I cast the dust into the stream that descends from the mountain. |
21. Dynamic Translation Then I took that sinful object—the calf you had made—burned it in the fire, smashed it up, and ground it until it was just dust. I tossed the dust into the stream that flows down from the mountain. |