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Joshua 5:2

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1 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”

3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

4 Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
KJV
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
WEB
At that time, the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.”
ASV
At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
DARBY
At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, Make thee stone-knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
BLB
At that time said YHWH to Joshua, “Make for yourself flint knives, and turn back [and] circumcise the sons of Israel the second [time].”
ÅB
På denne tid sa Herren til Josva: Gjør deg stenkniver og omskjær Israels barn igjen, for annen gang!
OTB
På den tiden instruerte Herren Josva: "Lag flintkniver og utfør omskjærelsen på israelittene en gang til."
B1930
På denne tid sa Herren til Josva: Gjør dig stenkniver og omskjær atter Israels barn, for annen gang!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 30:6

    The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:16

    Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

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  • Exodus 4:25

    But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.

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  • Genesis 17:10–14

    This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

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  • Romans 4:11

    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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  • Colossians 2:11

    In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

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  • Romans 2:29

    No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

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