Moses punishes idolaters and prays for the people. He said to them, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel, ‘Every man strap his sword on his thigh and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbor [all who continue pagan worship].'” Then the next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
MOSES PUNISHES IDOLATERS AND PRAYS FOR THE PEOPLE
MOSES PUNISHES IDOLATERS AND PRAYS FOR THE PEOPLE