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Joshua 5:2

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1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard 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.

At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

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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!

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 30:6

    And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:16

    Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

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  • Exodus 4:25

    Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

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  • Genesis 17:10–14

    This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

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  • Romans 4:11

    And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

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  • Colossians 2:11

    In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

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  • Romans 2:29

    But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

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