Exodus 32:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁמַ֧ע יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ אֶת־ק֥וֹל הָעָ֖ם בְּרֵעֹ֑ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה ק֥וֹל מִלְחָמָ֖ה בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃

Transliteration

And-wayyishma Yehoshua 'et-qol the-'am in-re'oh and-wayyomer to-Mosheh qol milchamah in-the-machaneh.

Grammar Details

• *wayyishma*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - heard
• *Yehoshua*: proper noun, masculine singular - Joshua
• *'et*: direct object marker
• *qol*: noun, masculine singular construct - sound of
• *'am*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people
• *re'oh*: noun, feminine singular with preposition - in shouting
• *wayyomer*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - said
• *Mosheh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
• *milchamah*: noun, feminine singular - war/battle
• *machaneh*: noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - in the camp

Word Meanings

• *qol*: voice/sound/noise
• *re'oh*: shouting/crying out/loud noise
• *milchamah*: war/battle/fighting

Referenced Verses

• Exod 17:9 : 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 my hand.
• Exod 24:13 : 13 And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
• Exod 32:18 : 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.
• Josh 6:5 : 5 And it shall be, 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 go up every man straight before him.
• Josh 6:10 : 10 And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
• Josh 6:16 : 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for Jehovah hath given you the city.
• Josh 6:20 : 20 So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
• Judg 15:14 : 14 When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
• 1 Sam 4:5-6 : 5 And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.
• 1 Sam 17:20 : 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 place of the wagons, as the host which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.
• 1 Sam 17:52 : 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou comest to Gai, 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.
• Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good, for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [houses], the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13 so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
• Job 39:25 : 25 As oft as the trumpet [soundeth] he saith, Aha! {H1889} And he smelleth the battle afar off, The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
• Ps 47:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
• Jer 51:14 : 14 Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
• Amos 1:14 : 14 But 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 2:2 : 2 but 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;