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Deuteronomy

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"I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"I took to take Verb H3947 לָקַחְתִּי֮ la·kach·ti
your sinful sin, sin offering Noun H2403 חַטַּאתְכֶ֞ם chat·tat·chem
[thing], the calf a calf Noun H5695 הָעֵ֗גֶל ha·'e·gel
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
you had made, do, make Verb H6213 עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם a·si·tem
and burned to burn Verb H8313 וָאֶשְׂרֹ֣ף va·'es·rof
it with fire a fire Noun H784 בָּאֵשׁ֒ ba·'esh
and crushed to beat, crush by beating Verb H3807 וָאֶכֹּ֨ת va·'ek·kot
it, grinding to grind Verb H2912 טָחֹון֙ ta·cho·vn
it very small to be good, well, glad, or pleasing Verb H3190 הֵיטֵ֔ב hei·tev,
until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַ֥ד ad
it was as fine to crush, pulverize, thresh H1854    
as dust; dry earth, dust Noun H6083 לְעָפָ֑ר le·'a·far;
and I threw to throw, fling, cast Verb H7993 וָֽאַשְׁלִךְ֙ va·'ash·lich
its dust dry earth, dust Noun H6083 עֲפָרֹ֔ו a·fa·rov,
into the brook torrent, torrent-valley, wadi Noun H5158 הַנַּ֖חַל han·na·chal
that came down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 הַיֹּרֵ֥ד hai·yo·red
from the mountain. mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הָהָֽר׃ ha·har.
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain.
King James Bible "I And I took your sinful thing, sin, the calf which you ye had made, and burned burnt it with fire fire, and crushed stamped it, grinding and ground it very small small, even until it was as fine small as dust; dust: and I threw its cast the dust thereof into the brook that came down from descended out of the mountain.mount.
Hebrew Greek English "I took your sinful thing, the calf which you had made, and burned it with fire and crushed it, grinding it very small until it was as fine as dust; and I threw its dust into the brook that came down from the mountain.