סָ֣רוּ מַהֵ֗ר מִן־הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ם עָשׂ֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם עֵ֖גֶל מַסֵּכָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־לוֹ֙ וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֵ֤לֶּה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶֽעֱל֖וּךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Mereka telah segera menyimpang dari jalan yang Kuperintahkan kepada mereka. Mereka telah menjadikan bagi diri mereka anak lembu tuangan, lalu sujud kepadanya, mempersembahkan korban kepadanya, dan berkata: ‘Inilah allah-allahmu, hai Israel, yang telah membawa engkau keluar dari tanah Mesir.’”
Judges
Yet they did not even pay heed to their judges, but strayed after other gods, and prostrated themselves before them. They quickly deviated from the course their fathers followed—that of paying heed to Adonoy's commandments; they did not act similarly.