Exodus 32:27 (WEB)
He said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Every man put his sword on his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate throughout the camp, and every man kill his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor.’”
Catechism · 1
From this intimacy with the faithful God, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, Moses drew strength and determination for his intercession. He does not pray for himself but for the people whom God made his own.
Fathers and councils · 3
Gregory the Great
“Hence it is that the tribe of Levi, when they took their swords and passed through the midst of the camp because they would not spare the sinners who were to be smitten, are said to have consecrated their hands to God (Exod. xxxii. 27, seq.).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…every man his sword upon his thigh; go in and out from gate to gate through the midst of the camp, and slay every man his brother and friend and neighbour (Exod. xxxii. 27).” — the author cites it
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Ephrem the Syrian
“For the sons of Levi ran upon them, those who ran to [help] Moses and girded on their swords.” — editor's note: Exod. xxxii. 26, 27, 28.
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