Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Moses replied: “It is not the sound of victory, it is not the sound of defeat; it is the sound of singing that I hear.” New Living Translation But Moses replied, “No, it’s not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat. I hear the sound of a celebration.” English Standard Version But he said, “It is not the sound of shouting for victory, or the sound of the cry of defeat, but the sound of singing that I hear.” Berean Study Bible But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!” King James Bible 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. New King James Version But he said: “It is not the noise of the shout of victory, Nor the noise of the cry of defeat, But the sound of singing I hear.” New American Standard Bible But he said, “It is not the sound of the cry of victory, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But I hear the sound of singing.” NASB 1995 But he said, “It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear.” NASB 1977 But he said, “It is not the sound of the cry of triumph, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But the sound of singing I hear.” Amplified Bible But Moses said, “It is not the sound of the cry of victory, Nor is it the sound of the cry of defeat; But I hear the sound of singing.” Christian Standard Bible But Moses replied, It’s not the sound of a victory cry and not the sound of a cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing! Holman Christian Standard Bible But Moses replied: It’s not the sound of a victory cry and not the sound of a cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing! American Standard Version 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yeshua heard the sound of people when fighting and he said to Moshe, “The sound of war is in the camp.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And Moses says, It is not the voice of them that begin the battle, nor the voice of them that begin the cry of defeat, but the voice of them that begin the banquet of wine do I hear. Contemporary English Version But Moses replied, "It doesn't sound like they are shouting because they have won or lost a battle. It sounds more like a wild party!" Douay-Rheims Bible But he answered: It is not the cry of men encouraging to fight, nor the shout of men compelling to flee: but I hear the voice of singers. English Revised Version 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. Good News Translation Moses said, "That doesn't sound like a shout of victory or a cry of defeat; it's the sound of singing." GOD'S WORD® Translation Moses replied, "It's not the sound of winners shouting. It's not the sound of losers crying. It's the sound of a wild celebration that I hear." International Standard Version Moses said, "It is not the sound of a victory shout, and it's not the sound of a shout of defeat, but it's the sound of singing that I hear." JPS Tanakh 1917 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.' Literal Standard Version And he says, “It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness—I am hearing a voice of singing.” NET Bible Moses said, "It is not the sound of those who shout for victory, nor is it the sound of those who cry because they are overcome, but the sound of singing I hear." New Heart English Bible He said, "It isn't the voice of those who shout for victory, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear." World English Bible He said, "It isn't the voice of those who shout for victory, neither is it the voice of those who cry for being overcome; but the noise of those who sing that I hear." Young's Literal Translation and he saith, 'It is not the voice of the crying of might, nor is it the voice of the crying of weakness -- a voice of singing I am hearing.' Additional Translations ... Context Moses Descends with the Tablets…17When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “The sound of war is in the camp.” 18But Moses replied: “It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat; I hear the sound of singing!” Cross References Exodus 32:17 When Joshua heard the sound of the people shouting, he said to Moses, "The sound of war is in the camp." Exodus 32:19 As Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain. Treasury of Scripture 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. being overcome. Exodus 15:1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. Daniel 5:4,23 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone…
(18) Shout . . . cry . . . sing.--The Hebrew verb is the same in all three clauses. Translate: It is not the voice of them that cry for victory, nor is it the voice of them that cry for defeat; the voice of them that cry do I hear. Moses' sense of hearing conveys to him no positive result. We must remember that the camp was still distant, and that the sound was conveyed circuitously, since the descent from the Ras Sufsafeh is by a side valley, from which the sight of the plain is shut out (Stanley, Sinai and Palestine, p. 44).Verse 18. This verse is difficult to translate, being markedly antithetical and at the same time idiomatic. Perhaps it would be best to render - "It is not the voice of them who raise the cry of victory, nor is it the voice of them who raise the cry of defeat - the voice of them who raise a cry do I hear." The verb is the same in all the three clauses; and it would seem that Moses simply denied that there was any sound of war without making any clear suggestion as to the real character of the disturbance. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Moses replied:וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “It is neither אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle the cry קוֹל֙ (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of victory גְּבוּרָ֔ה (gə·ḇū·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1369: Force, valor, victory nor וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle the cry ק֖וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of defeat; חֲלוּשָׁ֑ה (ḥă·lū·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2476: Weakness, prostration I אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I hear שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃ (šō·mê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the sound ק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of singing!” עַנּ֔וֹת (‘an·nō·wṯ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 6030: To answer, respond Jump to Previous Cry Crying Defeat Ear Fight Hear Hearing Mastery Moses Noise Overcome Overcoming Shout Shouting Sing Singing Songs Sound Triumph Victory Voice WeaknessJump to Next Cry Crying Defeat Ear Fight Hear Hearing Mastery Moses Noise Overcome Overcoming Shout Shouting Sing Singing Songs Sound Triumph Victory Voice WeaknessLinks Exodus 32:18 NIVExodus 32:18 NLT Exodus 32:18 ESV Exodus 32:18 NASB Exodus 32:18 KJV Exodus 32:18 BibleApps.com Exodus 32:18 Biblia Paralela Exodus 32:18 Chinese Bible Exodus 32:18 French Bible Exodus 32:18 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Exodus 32:18 He said It isn't the voice (Exo. Ex) |
   
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