In all probability, these three chapters originally formed a distinct composition. The main incidents recorded in them follow in the order of time …

And Aaron said ... Break off the golden earrings. —It is a reasonable conjecture that Aaron thought to prevent the projected idolatry by t…

And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them…

And Aaron said to them, Break off the golden earrings. I do not doubt that Aaron, being overcome by the persistent clamor of the people, a…

And Aaron said unto them
Perceiving that they were not to be dissuaded from their evil counsel, and diverted from th…

While Moses was on the mountain, receiving the law from God, the people made a tumultuous demand to Aaron. This fickle crowd was tired of waiting f…