17 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.
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When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, “There is the sound of war in the camp.”
18 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.
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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.”