Exodus 32:3

32:3 So all ¹  the people broke off the gold earrings that were on their ears and brought them to Aaron.

Exodus 32:24

32:24 So I said to them, ‘Whoever has gold, break it off.’ So they gave it ²  to me, and I threw it into the fire, and this calf came out.” ³ 

[32:3]  ¹ tn This “all” is a natural hyperbole in the narrative, for it means the large majority of the people.

[32:24]  ² tn Here “it” has been supplied.

[32:24]  ³ 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.