Ezra 3:13

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The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people were making so much noise. And the sound was heard from afar.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.
World English Bible (WEB)
So that the people{H5971} could not discern{H5234}{(H8688)} the noise{H6963} of the shout{H8643} of joy{H8057} from the noise{H6963} of the weeping{H1065} of the people{H5971}: for the people{H5971} shouted{H7321}{(H8688)} with a loud{H1419} shout{H8643}, and the noise{H6963} was heard{H8085}{(H8738)} afar off{H7350}.
Strong's King James
so that the people couldn't distinguish the sound of the shout of jubilation from the sound of people weeping. For the people were shouting with a great shout, and the sound was heard from a distance.
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and the people are not discerning the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people, for the people are shouting—a great shout—and the noise hath been heard unto a distance.
Young's Literal Translation

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