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href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/32.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, &#8220There is the sound of war in the camp.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/32.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the boisterous noise of the people shouting below them, he exclaimed to Moses, “It sounds like war in the camp!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, <i>There is</i> a noise of war in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “<i>There is</i> a noise of war in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “<i>There is</i> a sound of war in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, &#8220There is a sound of war in the camp.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted. And he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of battle in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, &#8220There is a sound of war in the camp.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noisy shouts of the people, he said to Moses, "A battle must be going on down in the camp." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting. He said to Moses, "It's the sound of war in the camp!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Joshua heard the people shouting and said to Moses, "I hear the sound of battle in the camp." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the sound of the people as they shouted, he told Moses, "The sound of war is coming from the camp."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, ?The sound of war is in the camp.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "It is the sound of war in the camp!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of war in the camp."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is the noise of war in the camp.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Joshua hears the voice of the people in their shouting and says to Moses, “A noise of battle in the camp!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Joshua heareth the voice of the people in their shouting, and saith unto Moses, 'A noise of battle in the camp!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua will hear the voice of the people in making a loud noise, and he will say to Moses, A voice of war in the camp.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Josue hearing the noise of the people shouting, said to Moses: The noise of battle is heard in the camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Joshua, hearing the tumult of the people shouting, said to Moses: “The outcry of battle is heard in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, when Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “That sounds like a battle in the camp.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a noise of war in the camp.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when Joshua heard the noise of the people fighting, he said to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the tablets were the work of God and the writing was the writing of God; it was present on the tablets.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Joshua having heard the voice of the people crying, says to Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/32-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8379" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/32.htm">Moses Descends with the Tablets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3091.htm" title="3091: yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘ (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yhowshua; from Yhovah and yasha'; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua, the Jewish leader.">When Joshua</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: way·yiš·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/7452.htm" title="7452: bə·rē·ʿōh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Perhaps shouting, roar. From ruwa'; a crash, noise, shout.">shouting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·wl (N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">“The sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥā·māh (N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of war</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bam·ma·ḥă·nɛh (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">is in the camp.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-11.htm">Exodus 17:11-13</a></span><br />As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. / When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down. / So Joshua overwhelmed Amalek and his army with the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Exodus 24:13-14</a></span><br />So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God. / And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a></span><br />Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-27.htm">Numbers 11:27-29</a></span><br />A young man ran and reported to Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” / Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!” / But Moses replied, “Are you jealous on my account? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would place His Spirit on them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Deuteronomy 9:12-14</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me, “Get up and go down from here at once, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten image.” / The LORD also said to me, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people. / Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-10.htm">Joshua 6:10</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-5.htm">1 Samuel 4:5-6</a></span><br />When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook. / On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-13.htm">2 Kings 11:13-14</a></span><br />When Athaliah heard the noise from the guards and the people, she went out to the people in the house of the LORD. / And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9-12</a></span><br />Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law. / Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” / And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-19.htm">Psalm 106:19-23</a></span><br />At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image. / They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox. / They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-14.htm">Jeremiah 51:14-15</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself: “Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts, and they will shout in triumph over you.” / The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-10.htm">Matthew 21:10-11</a></span><br />When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” / The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">Matthew 26:69-75</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. / But he denied it before them all: “I do not know what you are talking about.” / When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/17-9.htm">Exodus 17:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Exodus 24:13</a></b></br> And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.</p><p class="hdg">they shouted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Exodus 32:18</a></b></br> And he said, <i>It is</i> not the voice of <i>them that</i> shout for mastery, neither <i>is it</i> the voice of <i>them that</i> cry for being overcome: <i>but</i> the noise of <i>them that</i> sing do I hear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-11.htm">Ezra 3:11-13</a></b></br> And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because <i>he is</i> good, for his mercy <i>endureth</i> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/47-1.htm">Psalm 47:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.</p><p class="hdg">there is a noise</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Joshua 6:5,10,16,20</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long <i>blast</i> with the ram's horn, <i>and</i> 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 ascend up every man straight before him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/15-14.htm">Judges 15:14</a></b></br> <i>And</i> when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that <i>were</i> upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-5.htm">1 Samuel 4:5,6</a></b></br> 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… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/exodus/29-14.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/exodus/32-3.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/revelation/10-3.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/genesis/41-43.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/revelation/19-6.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/exodus/19-17.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/exodus/20-18.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/exodus/17-16.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-14.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-1.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Joshua</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Shout</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Shouted</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/exodus/33-8.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-1.htm">The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-7.htm">God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Moses comes down with the tablets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">He breaks them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">He destroys the calf</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-22.htm">Aaron's excuse for himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Moses causes the idolaters to be slain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/32-30.htm">He prays for the people</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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His role as a military leader and future successor to Moses is significant here. The sound he hears is the noise of the people engaged in revelry around the golden calf, which they had made in Moses' absence. This moment highlights the contrast between Joshua's faithfulness and the people's idolatry. The shouting could be seen as a reflection of the chaos and disorder that ensues when God's people turn away from Him.<p><b>he said to Moses</b><br>Joshua's communication with Moses underscores the close relationship and trust between them. Moses, who had been on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, was unaware of the events in the camp. Joshua's report is crucial in alerting Moses to the situation. This interaction also foreshadows Joshua's future leadership role, as he demonstrates discernment and concern for the spiritual state of the people.<p><b>“The sound of war is in the camp.”</b><br>Joshua's interpretation of the noise as the sound of war indicates his readiness to defend the camp, reflecting his military background. However, this misinterpretation also highlights the severity of the people's sin; their idolatrous celebration was so loud and chaotic that it resembled the sounds of battle. This phrase can be connected to spiritual warfare, illustrating how turning away from God can lead to internal conflict and destruction. The imagery of war here serves as a metaphor for the spiritual battle between faithfulness to God and the temptation of idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>A faithful assistant to Moses and future leader of Israel. He is known for his military prowess and deep faith in God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_camp.htm">The Camp</a></b><br>Refers to the encampment of the Israelites at the base of Mount Sinai, where they awaited Moses' return from the mountain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. It is a place of divine revelation and covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_golden_calf_incident.htm">The Golden Calf Incident</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites, in Moses' absence, created and worshiped a golden calf, leading to God's anger and Moses' intercession.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Joshua's misinterpretation of the sounds in the camp highlights the need for discernment in leadership. Leaders must seek God's wisdom to understand situations accurately.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_impatience.htm">The Dangers of Impatience</a></b><br>The Israelites' actions while waiting for Moses demonstrate the dangers of impatience and the temptation to turn away from God when answers are delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_service.htm">Faithfulness in Service</a></b><br>Joshua's presence with Moses on the mountain shows his faithfulness and dedication. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their service to God and His appointed leaders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_vigilance.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>The incident serves as a reminder to remain spiritually vigilant and not be swayed by the actions or emotions of the crowd.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_intercession.htm">The Role of Intercession</a></b><br>Moses' intercession for the people underscores the power and necessity of intercessory prayer in seeking God's mercy and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_joseph's_burial_at_shechem.htm">Joshua 24:32 - What historical evidence, if any, validates the transport and burial of Joseph's remains at Shechem centuries after his death?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_numbers_20_8-11_and_exodus_17_6_differ.htm">Numbers 20:8-11 - Why does this passage seem inconsistent with Exodus 17:6 regarding the instructions God gives Moses for drawing water from a rock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_exodus_34_10_marvels.htm">(Exodus 34:10) Is there any historical or archeological evidence that God performed the marvels described here in front of the Israelites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'the_lord_is_my_banner'.htm">What does 'The Lord is My Banner' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">When Joshua heard.</span>--Joshua's presence with Moses in the mount has not been indicated since <a href="/exodus/24-13.htm" title="And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.">Exodus 24:13</a>. But it would seem that when Moses was summoned up into the cloud (<a href="/exodus/24-16.htm" title="And the glory of the LORD stayed on mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.">Exodus 24:16</a>) his faithful "minister" remained where he was, waiting for his master. He may have found shelter in some "cleft of the rock;" and the manna may have fallen about him, and sufficed for his sustenance during the forty days and nights of his master's absence.<p><span class= "bld">The noise of the people as they shouted.</span>--"Shouting" was a feature of idolatrous rites (<a href="/1_kings/18-28.htm" title="And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out on them.">1Kings 18:28</a>; <a href="/acts/19-34.htm" title="But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.">Acts 19:34</a>; Herod. ii. 60, &c.), and was in part a cause, in part a result, of the physical excitement which prevailed during such orgies. Joshua, unsuspicious of the real nature of the shouting, supposed, naturally enough, that the camp was attacked by an enemy, and that the noise was "a noise of war." But Moses, forewarned of the actual state of affairs (<a href="/context/exodus/32-7.htm" title="And the LORD said to Moses, Go, get you down; for your people, which you brought out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:">Exodus 32:7-8</a>), had probably a shrewd suspicion of the real nature of the sounds. He contented himself, however, with negativing his minister's conjecture. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When Joshua heard</span>. This abrupt introduction of Joshua, who has not been mentioned for seven entire chapters, is curious. Probably he had considered himself bound, as Moses' minister (<a href="/exodus/24-13.htm">Exodus 24:13</a>), to await his return, and had remained in the middle portion of the mount, where he may have fed upon manna, until Moses came down from the top. <span class="cmt_word">The noise of</span> <span class="cmt_word">the people.</span> It is noted by travellers, that in all the latter part of the descent from Sinai, the plain at its base is shut out from sight; and that sounds would be heard from it a long time before the plain itself would open on the view (Stanley, <span class="accented">Sinai and Palestine</span>, p. 44). Sounds, however, which come circuitously, are always indistinct; and it is not surprising that Joshua, knowing nothing of the proceedings in the camp, should have fancied he heard a <span class="cmt_word">sound of war</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/32-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When Joshua</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3091.htm">Strong's 3091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁמַ֧ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shouting,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֵעֹ֑ה‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rê·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7452.htm">Strong's 7452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps shouting, roar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The sound</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of war</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחָמָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] in the camp.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה׃‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/32-17.htm">Exodus 32:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/32-17.htm">OT Law: Exodus 32:17 When Joshua heard the noise (Exo. 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