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Exodus 32:18 Cross-References
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“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: Heb. weakness”
Exodus 32:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 32:18
Moses' threefold correction uses different Hebrew terms: not קוֹל עֲנוֹת גְּבוּרָה (qol anot gevurah, sound of triumph) nor קוֹל עֲנוֹת חֲלוּשָׁה (qol anot chalushah, sound of defeat), but קוֹל עַנּוֹת (qol annot, sound of singing/responding). The word עַנּוֹת (annot) suggests responsive singing, likely the antiphonal worship of pagan festivals. Moses recognized immediately what Joshua missed—this was worship, but directed toward the wrong object. The parallel sounds (עֲנוֹת, anot) emphasize Moses' certainty that this was religious activity, not warfare.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 32:18
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“and you and your lords”
“and praised the gods of gold”
“and said”