Literally the Hebrew says “Gods [ʾelohim] of molten metal you [singular] shall not make for yourself.” The same word for molten is used in 32.4 in describing the gold bull-calf. (See the comment there.) This verse is similar to the commandment in 20.4, but different words are used.

Quoted with permission from Osborn, Noel D. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Exodus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1999. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .