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30 The next day Moses said to the people,[a] “You have committed a very serious sin,[b] but now I will go up to the Lord—perhaps I can make atonement[c] on behalf of your sin.”

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  1. Exodus 32:30 tn Heb “and it was on the morrow and Moses said to the people.”
  2. Exodus 32:30 tn The text uses a cognate accusative: “you have sinned a great sin.”
  3. Exodus 32:30 tn The form אֲכַפְּרָה (ʾakhapperah) is a Piel cohortative, expressing intention, though context suggests only a possibility of success.