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Exodus 32:17

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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.

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.

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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 24:13

    And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

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  • Exodus 17:9

    And 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:5–6

    And 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.

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  • Joshua 6:16

    And 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.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:20

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 32:18

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 51:14

    The 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.

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  • Ezra 3:11–13

    And 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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