And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses’ anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
One day, when Moses got close to the camp, he saw a calf being worshipped and people dancing. This made Moses very angry. He threw the stone tablets out of his hands and broke them into pieces at the base of the mountain.