The Meaning of Exodus 32:18 Explained

Exodus 32:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.'

Darby: And he said, It is not the sound of a shout of victory, neither is it the sound of a shout of defeat: it is the noise of alternate singing I hear.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Exodus 32:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 32:15-24 - Moses Breaks The Tables And Burns The Calf
There was no weak compromise on the part of Moses. He cast the tables from his hands as though he felt that the covenant between God and the Hebrew race was hopelessly broken. He remonstrated with Aaron, destroyed the calf, and appointed the tribe of Levi as the executors of divine justice. How striking the act that forced the people to drink the dust of the golden calf! Men always have to drink the dust of their idolatries. You cannot make an idol without growing into the likeness of your idol and becoming, some day, nauseated with it.
As Israel turned from the splendors that shone on the summit of Sinai to fashion the calf, and found that the end of those things was misery, so those who turn from the Savior, who is the brightness of the Father's glory and the express image of His Person, pierce themselves through with many sorrows and perish. See Hebrews 12:25. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 32

1  The people in the absence of Moses, caused Aaron to make a calf
7  God informs Moses, who intercedes for Israel, and prevails
15  Moses comes down with the tablets
19  He breaks them
20  He destroys the calf
22  Aaron's excuse for himself
25  Moses causes the idolaters to be slain
30  He prays for the people

What do the individual words in Exodus 32:18 mean?

But he said [it is] not the noise of the shout of victory and [it is] not the noise of the cry of defeat [But] the sound of singing I hear
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֵ֥ין קוֹל֙ עֲנ֣וֹת גְּבוּרָ֔ה וְאֵ֥ין ק֖וֹל עֲנ֣וֹת חֲלוּשָׁ֑ה ק֣וֹל עַנּ֔וֹת אָנֹכִ֖י שֹׁמֵֽעַ

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר  But  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵ֥ין  [it  is]  not 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
קוֹל֙  the  noise 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
עֲנ֣וֹת  of  the  shout 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
גְּבוּרָ֔ה  of  victory 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: גְּבוּרָה  
Sense: strength, might.
וְאֵ֥ין  and  [it  is]  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
ק֖וֹל  the  noise 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
עֲנ֣וֹת  of  the  cry 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
חֲלוּשָׁ֑ה  of  defeat 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲלוּשָׁה  
Sense: weakness, defeat, prostration.
ק֣וֹל  [But]  the  sound 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
עַנּ֔וֹת  of  singing 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
שֹׁמֵֽעַ  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.

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