Exodus 32:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, "There is the sound of war in the camp."

• King James Version 1769 (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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when Joshua{H3091} heard{H8085} the noise{H6963} of the people{H5971} as they shouted,{H7452} he said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} There is a noise{H6963} of war{H4421} in the camp.{H4264}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when Joshua{H3091} heard{H8085}{(H8799)} the noise{H6963} of the people{H5971} as they shouted{H7452}, he said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Moses{H4872}, There is a noise{H6963} of war{H4421} in the camp{H4264}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when Iosua herde the noyse of the people as they shouted, he saide vnto Moses: there is a noyse of warre in the hoste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan Iosua herde the noyse of ye people, as they shouted, he sayde vnto Moses: This is a noyse of warre in the hoost.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when Iosuah hearde the noyse of the people as they showted, he sayde vnto Moyses: there is a noyse of warre in the hoast.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of war in the camp."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, `A noise of battle in the camp!'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of war in the camp."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses,“It is the sound of war in the camp!”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 17:9 : 9 And Moses said to Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow 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 his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mountain of God.
• Exod 32:18 : 18 But he said, "It is not the voice of those who shout for victory, nor is it the voice of those who cry out in defeat; but it is the sound of singing I hear."
• Josh 6:5 : 5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when you 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 had commanded the people, saying, You shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you to shout; then shall you shout.
• Josh 6:16 : 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, Shout; for the LORD has given you the city.
• Josh 6:20 : 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew 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.
• Judg 15:14 : 14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the ropes on his arms became like flax burned with fire, and his bonds loosed from his hands.
• 1 Sam 4:5-6 : 5 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. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.
• 1 Sam 17:20 : 20 David rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a keeper, took the provisions, and went as Jesse had commanded him; he came to the camp as the army was going out to the fight and shouting for battle.
• 1 Sam 17:52 : 52 The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.
• Ezra 3:11-13 : 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endures forever 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. 12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of the fathers' houses, who were ancient 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 distinguish 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 far away.
• Job 39:25 : 25 At the blast of the trumpets, it says, 'Ha, ha!' It smells the battle from afar, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
• Ps 47:1 : 1 Clap your hands, all you people; shout to God with a voice of triumph.
• Jer 51:14 : 14 The LORD of hosts has sworn by Himself, saying, Surely I will fill you with men, as with locusts; and they shall lift up a shout against you.
• Amos 1:14 : 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces, 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: