17 Now when Joshua heard the sound of the people [a]as they shouted, he said to Moses, “There is a sound of war in the camp.” 18 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.”

Moses’ Anger

19 And it came about, as soon as [b]Moses approached the camp, that (A)he saw the calf and the people dancing; and Moses’ anger burned, and (B)he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them to pieces [c]at the foot of the mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 32:17 Lit in its shouting
  2. Exodus 32:19 Lit he
  3. Exodus 32:19 Lit beneath

17 When Joshua(A) heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.”

18 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.”

19 When Moses approached the camp and saw the calf(B) and the dancing,(C) his anger burned(D) and he threw the tablets out of his hands, breaking them to pieces(E) at the foot of the mountain.

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For (A)they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

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who invited them to the sacrifices(A) to their gods.(B) The people ate the sacrificial meal and bowed down before these gods.

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