Exodus 32:22

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: you know the people, that they are set on mischief.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: you know the people, that they are set on mischief.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are'set on evil.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And Aaron said, Let not my lord be angry; you have seen how the purposes of this people are evil.

Webster's Revision

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people that they are set on mischief.

World English Bible

Aaron said, "Don't let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.

Definitions for Exodus 32:22

Let - To hinder or obstruct.
Wax - To grow; become; advance.

Clarke's Exodus 32:22 Bible Commentary

Thou knowest the people - He excuses himself by the wicked and seditious spirit of the people, intimating that he was obliged to accede to their desires.

Barnes's Exodus 32:22 Bible Commentary

Aaron's reference to the character of the people, and his manner of stating what he had done Exodus 5:24, are very characteristic of the deprecating language of a weak mind.

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