Exodus
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Exodus 32:17
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Exodus 32:17 Context
14And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15And 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. 16And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18And 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. 19And 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. 20And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
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Other Translations
And when Ioshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, hee said vnto Moses, There is a noise of warre in the campe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, and said to Moses, There is a shout of war in the camp.
- Darby Bible
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
- Webster's 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."
- World English Bible
And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, `A noise of battle in the camp!'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is a sound of war in the camp."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, and said to Moses, There is a shout of war in the camp.
- Darby Bible
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
- Webster's 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."
- World English Bible
And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, `A noise of battle in the camp!'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 32:17
32:15 On both their sides - Some on one table and some on the other, so that they were folded together like a book, to be deposited in the ark.
32:16 The writing of God - Very probably the first writing in the world.
32:19 He saw the calf, and the dancing, and his anger waxed hot - It is no breach of the law of meekness to shew our displeasure at wickedness. Those are angry and sin not, that are angry at sin only. Moses shewed himself angry, both by breaking the tables, and burning the calf, that he might by these expressions of a strong passion awaken the people to a sense of the greatness of their sin. He broke the tables before their eyes, as it is #Deu 9:17|, that the sight of it might fill them with confusion when they saw what blessings they had lost. The greatest sign of God's displeasure against any people is his taking his law from them.