^{21 Ref} And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?

^{22 Ref} And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are `set' on evil.

^{23 Ref} For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

^{24 Ref} And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off: so they gave it me; and I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.