19. When he came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing. In a burst of anger Moses threw down the tablets and smashed them at the foot of the mountain.
20. Then he took the calf they had made, burned it, ground it into powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.
21. Moses asked Aaron, “What did these people do to you that you encouraged them to commit such a serious sin?”
22. “Don’t be angry, sir,” Aaron answered. “You know that these people are evil.