Joshua 5
5
The Israelites Are Circumcised
1And it happened, when all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites#Hebrew “Canaanite” who were by the sea heard that Yahweh dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” until they crossed over, their hearts melted, and there was no courage left in them#Literally “a spirit was no longer in them” because of the presence of the Israelites. #Literally “sons/children of Israel”
2At that time Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make for yourself knives of flint, and circumcise the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” a second time.” 3So Joshua made knives of flint, and he circumcised the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” at the hill of the foreskins.#Hebrew “Gibeath-haaraloth” 4This is the reason why Joshua circumcised all the people: all the males who went out from Egypt, all the warriors, died in the wilderness as they went out from Egypt on the journey.#Literally “on the road” 5For all the people who left were circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness on the journey#Literally “on the road” after they left from Egypt were not circumcised. 6For forty years the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” traveled in the wilderness until all the nation, the warriors that left Egypt, perished, because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh. To them Yahweh swore that they would not see the land that he#Hebrew “Yahweh” swore to their ancestors#Or “fathers” to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7And it was their children whom he raised in their place that Joshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the journey.#Literally “on the road”
The Israelites Celebrate Passover in Canaan
8And it happened, when all the nation had finished circumcising, they remained where they were in the camp until they recovered. 9And Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” Therefore, the name of that place is called Gilgal#Hebrew “rolling” to this day. 10And the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” camped at Gilgal, and they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening, on the plains of Jericho. 11On the next day after the Passover, on that#Literally “this” very day, they ate from the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and roasted corn. 12And the manna ceased the day after, when they started eating the produce of the land, and there was no longer manna for the Israelites.#Literally “sons/children of Israel” They ate from the crop of the land of Canaan in that year.
The Commander of Yahweh’s Army Appears Before Joshua
13And it happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up,#Literally “he lifted up his eyes” and he saw a man standing opposite him#Literally “against him” with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said, “Are you with us, or with our adversaries?” 14And he said, “Neither. I have come now as the commander of Yahweh’s army.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and he bowed down#Or “he worshiped” and said to him, “What is my lord commanding his servant?” 15The commander of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals#Hebrew “sandal” from your feet,#Hebrew “foot” for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
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Joshua 5
5
1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were beyond Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard how that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt. 5For all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, they had not circumcised. 6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war which came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not let them see the land which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.
10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 11And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched corn, in the selfsame day. 12And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
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