30. The next day Moses said to the people, ‘You have committed a great sin. But now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.’
31. So Moses went back to the Lord and said, ‘Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made themselves gods of gold.
32. But now, please forgive their sin – but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.’
33. The Lord replied to Moses, ‘Whoever has sinned against me I will blot out of my book.
34. Now go, lead the people to the place I spoke of, and my angel will go before you. However, when the time comes for me to punish, I will punish them for their sin.’
35. And the Lord struck the people with a plague because of what they did with the calf Aaron had made.