29. Afterward Moses said, “Today you have been dedicated to the Lord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.”
30. The following day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a grave sin. Now I will go up to the Lord; perhaps I will be able to atone for your sin.”
31. So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Oh, these people have committed a grave sin; they have made a god of gold for themselves.
32. Now if You would only forgive their sin. But if not, please erase me from the book You have written.”
33. The Lord replied to Moses: “I will erase whoever has sinned against Me from My book.