Joshua
King James Version (KJV)
Joshua 5:3
“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”
King James Version (KJV)
Joshua 5:3 Context
1And 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. 2At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3And Joshua made him sharp knives, 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 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. 5Now 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, them they had not circumcised. 6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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Other Translations
And Ioshua made him sharpe kniues, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskinnes.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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
Bible commentary
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.