וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה אֱמֹ֤ר אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אַתֶּ֣ם עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֔רֶף רֶ֧גַע אֶחָ֛ד אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה בְקִרְבְּךָ֖ וְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָ וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹרֵ֤ד עֶדְיְךָ֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְאֵדְעָ֖ה מָ֥ה אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
Yang Mahakekal berfirman kepada Musa: “Katakanlah kepada orang Israel: Kamu adalah bangsa yang tegar tengkuk. Jika sesaat saja Aku naik di tengah-tengahmu, niscaya Aku akan membinasakan engkau. Maka sekarang, tanggalkanlah perhiasanmu dari dirimu, dan Aku akan tahu apa yang akan Kuperbuat terhadapmu.”
Targum Jonathan
And the Lord said to Mosheh, Speak to the sons of Israel, Ye are a hard-necked people: were the glory of My Shekinah to go up with you, in one little hour I should destroy you. And now put thy accustomed ornaments from thee, that it may be manifest before Me what I may do to thee.