Exodus 32:24

32:24 So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, break it off.’ So they gave it ¹  to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.” ² 

Exodus 39:17

39:17 They attached the two gold chains to the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece;

[32:24]  ¹ tn Here “it” has been supplied.

[32:24]  ² sn Aaron first tried to blame the people, and then he tried to make it sound like a miracle – was it to sound like one of the plagues where out of the furnace came life? This text does not mention it, but Deut 9:20 tells how angry God was with Aaron. Only intercession saved his life.