Deuteronomy 9:21
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And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain.

Exodus 32:20
And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink.

Deuteronomy 9:20
And he was exceeding angry against Aaron also, and would have destroyed him, and I prayed in like manner for him.

Micah 1:7
And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare.

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And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain.

I took

Exodus 32:20 And laying hold of the calf which they had made, he burnt it, and beat it to powder, which he strewed into water, and gave thereof to the children of Israel to drink.

Isaiah 2:18-21 And idols shall be utterly destroyed. . . .

Isaiah 30:22 And thou shalt defile the plates of thy graven things of silver, and the garment of thy molten things of gold, and shalt cast them away as the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. Thou shalt say to it: Get thee hence.

Isaiah 31:7 For in that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your hands have made for you to sin.

Hosea 8:11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin: altars are become to him unto sin.

Exodus 17:6 Behold I will stand there before thee, upon the rock Horeb, and thou shalt strike the rock, and water shall come out of it that the people may drink. Moses did so before the ancients of Israel:

) and to which the Psalmist alludes in Ps.

78:16-20 and

105:41. Philo relates, that upon Moses' striking the rock, the water poured out like a torrent, affording not only a sufficient quantity for allaying their present thirst, but to fill their water vessels, to carry with them on their journey.

Context
The Golden Calf
20And he was exceeding angry against Aaron also, and would have destroyed him, and I prayed in like manner for him. 21And your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, I took, and burned it with fire, and breaking it into pieces, until it was as small as dust, I threw it into the torrent, which cometh down from the mountain.22At the burning also, and at the place of temptation, and at the graves of lust you provoked the Lord:…
Lexicon
And
וְֽאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

I took
לָקַחְתִּי֮ (lā·qaḥ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

sinful thing,
חַטַּאתְכֶ֞ם (ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ·ḵem)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

the calf
הָעֵ֗גֶל (hā·‘ê·ḡel)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5695: A, calf, one nearly grown

you had made,
עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

and burned it
וָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ף (wā·’eś·rōp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8313: To be, on fire

in the fire.
בָּאֵשׁ֒ (bā·’êš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

Then I crushed it
וָאֶכֹּ֨ת (wā·’ek·kōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3807: To bruise, violently strike

[and] ground
טָחוֹן֙ (ṭā·ḥō·wn)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 2912: To grind meal, to be a, concubine

it to
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

powder
דַּ֖ק (daq)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1851: Crushed, small, thin

as fine as dust,
לְעָפָ֑ר (lə·‘ā·p̄ār)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

and I cast
וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙ (wā·’aš·liḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away

it
עֲפָר֔וֹ (‘ă·p̄ā·rōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the stream
הַנַּ֖חַל (han·na·ḥal)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5158: A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft

that came down
הַיֹּרֵ֥ד (hay·yō·rêḏ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the mountain.
הָהָֽר׃ (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country


Additional Translations
And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.And I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

And your sin which ye had made, even the calf, I took, and burnt it with fire, and pounded it and ground it down till it became fine; and it became like dust, and I cast the dust into the brook that descended from the mountain.

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burned it with fire, and crushed it, and ground it very small, until it became fine dust; and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that flowed down from the mountain.

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust of it into the brook that descended from the mount.

I took your sin, the calf which you had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast its dust into the brook that descended out of the mountain.

and your sin, which ye have made -- the calf -- I have taken, and I burn it with fire, and beat it, grinding well till that it is small as dust, and I cast its dust unto the brook which is going down out of the mount.
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