18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Nehemiah 9:18:1 ⧉אַ֗ףafeven Nehemiah 9:18:2 ⧉כִּֽי־עָשׂ֤וּkiasuwhen they made Nehemiah 9:18:3 ⧉לָהֶם֙lahemfor themselves Nehemiah 9:18:4 ⧉עֵ֣גֶלegela calf Nehemiah 9:18:5 ⧉מַסֵּכָ֔הmasekhaof cast metal Nehemiah 9:18:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvayomeruand they said Nehemiah 9:18:7 ⧉זֶ֣הzethis Nehemiah 9:18:8 ⧉אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָelohekhais your God Nehemiah 9:18:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho or which Nehemiah 9:18:10 ⧉הֶעֱלְךָ֖heelekhabrought you up Nehemiah 9:18:11 ⧉מִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egypt Nehemiah 9:18:12 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvayaasuand they did Nehemiah 9:18:13 ⧉נֶאֱצֹ֖ותneetsotprovocations Nehemiah 9:18:14 ⧉גְּדֹלֹֽות׃gedolotgreat |
18. Formal Translation Even when they made for themselves a molten calf and said, “This is your God {Elohim, False Attribution} who brought you up from Egypt,” and they committed great blasphemies. |
18. Dynamic Translation Even after they made a calf for themselves and declared, “This is your God {Elohim, Mistaken Worship} who brought you out of Egypt,” they went on to do terrible blasphemous acts. |