KJV King James Version
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.
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Exodus 32:17
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
WEB World English Bible
When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.”
ASV American Standard Version
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, ‘A noise of battle in the camp!’
Surrounding context — Exodus 32
14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.
15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.
16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.
17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the camp.
18 And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I hear.
19 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.
20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it].
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁמַ֧עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearיְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]ק֥וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceהָעָ֖םH5971 · ampeopleבְּרֵע֑וֹH7452 · re.ashoutingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶׁ֔הH4872 · mo.shehMosesק֥וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleבַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃H4264 · ma.cha.nehcamp
Cross-references
Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.Exodus 17:9And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.Joshua 6:16And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.Exodus 32:18And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that] shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I hear.1 Samuel 17:20And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.Psalm 47:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.Judges 15:14[And] when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that [were] upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.Joshua 6:10And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall [any] word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.1 Samuel 4:5-6And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.Amos 1:14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:Amos 2:2But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:Jeremiah 51:14The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.1 Samuel 17:52And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.Job 39:25He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.Joshua 6:20So the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.Joshua 6:5And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long [blast] with the ram’s horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.Ezra 3:11-13And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
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