Joshua 5:9

Joshua 5:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." And so the name of that place is called Gilgal to this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day.

Context of Joshua 5:9

7The sons who took their place had not been circumcised on the way. So Joshua circumcised them. 8When all the men had been circumcised, they remained in the camp until they recovered. The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So Joshua named the place Gilgal, the name it still has today. 10The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month. 11On the day after the Passover, they ate some of the produce of the land, unleavened bread and roasted grain.

Joshua 5:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ הַיּ֗וֹם גַּלּ֛וֹתִי אֶת־חֶרְפַּ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֞א שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ גִּלְגָּ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• This dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• have I rolled awayגָּלַלgâlal · to rollH1556
• the reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• from off you. Wherefore the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• is calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgâl · GilgalH1537
• unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 5:9

• Joshua 24:14“Fear the Lord, and serve him with integrity and faithfulness. Get rid of the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve only the Lord.
• Genesis 34:14They said, “We can’t do this. We can’t give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised. That would be a disgrace to us!
• Leviticus 24:14“The man who cursed ⌞my name⌟ must be taken outside the camp. All who heard him curse ⌞my name⌟ must lay their hands on his head. Then the whole congregation must stone him to death.
• 1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Let’s go to the military post of these uncircumcised people. Maybe the Lord will act on our behalf. The Lord can win a victory with a few men as well as with many.”
• 1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and gets rid of Israel’s disgrace? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should challenge the army of the living God?”
• Psalms 119:39Take away insults, which I dread, because your regulations are good.
• Jeremiah 9:25“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised.
• Ezekiel 20:7I said to them, “Get rid of the detestable idols that you look to for help. Don’t dishonor yourselves with the disgusting idols of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
• Ezekiel 23:3They became prostitutes in Egypt when they were young. There men fondled and caressed their breasts.
• Ephesians 2:11Remember that once you were not Jewish physically. Those who called themselves “the circumcised” because of what they had done to their bodies called you “the uncircumcised.”
• Joshua 4:19On the tenth day of the first month, the people came out of the Jordan River. They made their camp at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

Commentaries on Joshua 5:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The reproach of Egypt - Their being uncircumcised made them like the uncircumcised Egyptians; and the Hebrews ever considered all those who were uncircumcised as being in a state of the grossest impurity. Being now circumcised, the reproach of uncircumcision was rolled away. This is another proof that the Israelites did not receive circumcision from the Egyptians; for they could not have considered those in a state of abomination, from whom they received…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The reproach of Egypt - i. e. “reproach proceeding from Egypt.” The expression probably refers to taunts actually uttered by the Egyptians against Israel, because of their long wanderings in the desert and failures to acquire a settlement in Canaan (compare Exodus 32:12; Numbers 14:13-16; Deuteronomy 9:28; Deuteronomy 32:27). These reproaches were now to end, for they had actually entered Canaan, and the restoration of the covenant was a pledge from God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew word galal, which means "to roll." At this place, God removed the shame of Egypt from his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt--The taunts industriously cast by that people upon Israel as nationally rejected by God by the cessation of circumcision and the renewal of that rite was a practical announcement of the restoration of the covenant [Keil]. Gilgal--No trace either of the name or site is now to be found; but it was about two miles from Jericho [Josephus], and well suited for an encampment by the…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 5:9

• Circumcision
• Gilgal
• Revivals

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Gilgal
• Joshua
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Circumcision
• Loose
• Joshua, Book of
• Well

Commentaries on Joshua 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings