29. Moses said, “Today you are ordained as the Lord’s priests. God gave you a blessing today because each of you fought with your own sons and brothers.”
30. The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a serious sin. Now I will go up the mountain to the Lord. Maybe I will be able to make a payment for your sin and make peace with the Lord for your sin.”
31. So Moses went back to the Lord and said, “These people have committed such a serious sin! They made gods out of gold for themselves.
32. But will you forgive their sin? If not, please wipe me out of the book you have written.”
33. The Lord answered Moses, “I will wipe out of my book whoever sins against me.
34. Now, go! Lead the people to the place I told you about. My Messenger will go ahead of you. But when I punish, I will punish them for their sin.”
35. So the Lord killed people because they had Aaron make the calf.