Exodus 32:31-32

31, 32. Oh אנא , an interjection that expresses mingled sadness and entreaty . The intercession of Moses in these two verses is much briefer but more striking than in Exodus 32:11-13, above . The broken form of expression in Exodus 32:32, where the conclusion, or apodosis, is left to be supplied, is not uncommon in the Scriptures . Compare Genesis 3:22; Daniel 3:15; Luke 13:9; Luke 19:42. The willingness of Moses to be sacrificed for Israel’s pardon is paralleled with Paul’s notable saying in Romans 9:3.

Thy book The chosen people of God are regarded as enrolled or written in a book before God . As the citizens of a community are enrolled in an official list, or the members of a society are registered as such in a book kept for that purpose, so the righteous are supposed to be registered in the book of life, and such registration witnesses their citizenship in the kingdom of God. Comp. Psalms 69:28; Ezekiel 13:9; Daniel 12:1; Luke 10:20; Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 13:8; Revelation 20:15; Revelation 21:27.