Josh 5
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And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan
westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that
YHWH had dried up the waters of the 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.
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At that time YHWH said to Joshua, Make you knives of flint, and circumcise again the
children of Israel the second time.
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And Joshua made him knives of lint, 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 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.
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For 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.
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For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation,
even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened
not to the voice of YHWH: to whom YHWH swore that he would not let them see the land
which YHWH swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk
and honey.
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And 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.
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And 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.
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And YHWH said to Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off
you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, to this day.
10
And 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.
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And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened
cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.
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And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce 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.
13
And 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 to him, and said to him, Art you for us, or for our adversaries?
14
And he said, Nay; but [as] prince of the host of YHWH am I now come. And Joshua fell
on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said to him, What says my lord to his
servant?
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And the prince of YHWH`s host said to Joshua, Put off your shoe from off your foot;
for the place whereon you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.