King James Version

Exodus 32:3

And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

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וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ֙vayitpareqvand breakפָּרַקconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and break”, the next action in the storyH6561to break off or crunch; figuratively, to deliverbreak (off), deliver, redeem, rend (in pieces), tear in pieces.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נִזְמֵ֥יnizmeearringנֶזֶםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “earring”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5141a nose-ringearring, jewel.הַזָּהָ֖בhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בְּאָזְנֵיהֶ֑םbeazeneyhemin earאֹזֶןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.וַיָּבִ֖יאוּvayavivand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶֽלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַהֲרֹֽןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all the people brake off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

Young’s Literal Translation

and all the people themselves break off the rings of gold which [are] in their ears, and bring in unto Aaron,

World English Bible

All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

Darby Translation

Then all the people broke off the golden rings that were in their ears, and brought [them] to Aaron.

Douay-Rheims

And the people did what he had commanded, bringing the earrings to Aaron.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And all the people broke off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And all the people took off the golden ear-rings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περιείλαντο πᾶς ὁ λαὸς τὰ ἐνώτια τὰ χρυσᾶ τὰ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἤνεγκαν πρὸς Ἀαρών.