Joshua 5:3
“And Ioshua made him sharpe kniues, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskinnes.”
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Joshua 5:3 Context
1And it came to passe when all the Kings of the Amorites which were on the side of Iordan Westward, and all the Kings of the Canaanites, which were by the Sea, heard that the Lord had dried vp the waters of Iordan from before the children of Israel, vntill we were passed ouer, that their heart melted; neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2¶ At that time the Lord said vnto Ioshua, Make thee sharpe kniues, and circumcise againe the children of Israel the second time. 3And Ioshua made him sharpe kniues, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskinnes. 4And this is the cause why Ioshua did circumcise: all the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, euen all the men of warre, died in the wildernes by the way after they came out of Egypt. 5Now all the people that came out, were circumcised, but all the people that were borne in the wildernesse by the way, as they came foorth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
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Other Translations for Joshua 5:3
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
- King James Version
So Joshua made himself flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Joshua made him knives of lint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So Joshua made stone knives and gave the children of Israel circumcision at Gibeath-ha-araloth.
- Basic English Bible
And Joshua made him stone-knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of Araloth.
- Darby Bible
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
- Webster's Bible
Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
- World English Bible
and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Joshua 5:3
5:3 And circumcised - That is, he caused this to be done; and, because it was to be done speedily, the passover approaching, it was necessary to use many hands in it. Children of Israel - That is, such of them as were uncircumcised. And, though it be not mentioned, it is more than probable, that the Israelites beyond Jordan were circumcised at the same time.