Exodus 32:17 “When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses,…”

Exodus 32:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

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.”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Ioshua heard the noyse of the people, as they shouted, he said vnto Moses, There is a noyse of warre in the hoste.

Darby Translation

And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, and said to Moses, There is a shout of war in the camp.

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!'

Bible in Basic English

Now when the noise and the voices of the people came to the ears of Joshua, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the tents.

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Cross references

“Joshua”

Exodus 24:13 Exodus 17:9

Exodus 24:13 · BSB

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

Exodus 17:9 · BSB

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.”

“they shouted”

Exodus 32:18 Ezra 3:11–13 Psalm 47:1

Exodus 32:18 · BSB

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

Ezra 3:11–13 · BSB

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 foundati…

Psalm 47:1 · BSB

Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.

“There is a noise”

Joshua 6:5 Joshua 6:10 Joshua 6:16 Joshua 6:20 Judges 15:14 1 Samuel 17:20

Joshua 6:5 · BSB

And when there is a long blast of the ram’s horn and you hear its sound, have all the people give a mighty shout. Then the wall of the city will collapse and all your people will charge straight into the city. ”

Joshua 6:10 · BSB

But Joshua had commanded the people: “Do not give a battle cry or let your voice be heard; do not let one word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you are to shout!”

Joshua 6:16 · BSB

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

Joshua 6:20 · BSB

So when the rams’ horns sounded, the people shouted. When they heard the blast of the horn, the people gave a great shout, and the wall collapsed. Then all the people charged straight into the city and captured it.

Judges 15:14 · BSB

When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.

1 Samuel 17:20 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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