Exodus 32:17 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֧עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 1
יְהוֹשֻׁ֛עַye.ho.Shu.a'Joshua
Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joshua
Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 33:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 3
ק֥וֹלKol[the] sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 4
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 5
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 7
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 8
ק֥וֹלKola sound of
Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: voice: sound
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 9
מִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.Mahbattle
Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: battle
Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 10
בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה\׃Ba.ma.cha.neh[is] in the camp
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Exodus 32:17 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| the sound | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| shouting | → | רֵעַ H7452 shouting |
| he said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| The sound | → | קוֹל H6963H voice: sound |
| of war | → | מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle |
| [is] in the camp | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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