Commentary for Avodah Zarah 103:4
ואימא כדעובד כוכבים אמר קרא (דברים ט, כא) ואת חטאתכם אשר עשיתם את העגל משעת עשייה קם ליה בחטא
But say [that when it belongs to an Israelite it is to be treated in the same way as when it belongs to] an idolater! The verse says, “And I took your sin that you made, the calf” (Deuteronomy 9:21) from the moment it was made they were accounted as sinning.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The verse referring to the making of the golden calf proves that as soon as the Jews made the calf they were considered sinners, even before they had worshipped it.
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