Exodus

Exodus 32:18

¹⁸But Moses replied:

“It is neither the cry of victory nor the cry of defeat;

I hear the sound of singing!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Moses replied	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
It is neither	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
the cry	קוֹל֙	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of victory	גְּבוּרָ֔ה	gə·ḇū·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1369 strength, might
nor	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
the cry	ק֖וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of defeat	חֲלוּשָׁ֑ה	ḥă·lū·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2476 weakness, prostration
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
hear	שֹׁמֵֽעַ׃	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
the sound	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of singing	עַנּ֔וֹת	‘an·nō·wṯ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H6030 answer, respond

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.