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Exodus 32:17

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15 Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.

16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”

18 But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”

19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.

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BSB
When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, and said to Moses, There is a shout of war in the camp.
BLB
And Joshua heard the voice of the people in their shouting, and he said to Moses, “A voice of war [is] in the camp.”
ÅB
Da Josva hørte hvordan folket støyet og skrek, sa han til Moses: Det lyder krigsrop i leiren.
OTB
Da Josva hørte lyden av folket som ropte, sa han til Moses: «Det er lyden av krig i leiren.»
B1930
Da Josva hørte hvorledes folket støiet og skrek, sa han til Moses: Det lyder krigsrop i leiren.

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  • Exodus 24:13

    So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.

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  • Exodus 17:9

    So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”

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  • 1 Samuel 4:5–6

    When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.

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  • Joshua 6:16

    After the seventh time around, the priests blew the horns, and Joshua commanded the people, “Shout! For the LORD has given you the city!

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  • 1 Samuel 17:20

    So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry.

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  • Exodus 32:18

    But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”

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  • Jeremiah 51:14

    The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.”

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  • Ezra 3:11–13

    And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.

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