New American Standard Bible 1995

Joshua 5:2-4

2At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Makeעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213for yourselfflintH6864knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719and circumciseמֹ֥לmolH4135againוְשׁ֛וּבve.ShuvH7725the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478the secondשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145timeH8145.”

3So Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213himself flintH6864knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719and circumcisedוַיָּ֙מָל֙vai.Ya.molH4135the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478atGibeath-haaralothגִּבְעַ֖ת הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃giv.'At ha.'a.ra.LotH1389 H6190.

4Thisוְזֶ֥הve.ZehH2088is the reasonהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whyאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091circumcisedמָ֣לmalH4135them:allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971who cameהַיֹּצֵא֩hai.yo.Tze'H3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֨יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714who were malesהַזְּכָרִ֜יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145,allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,diedמֵ֤תוּMe.tuH4191in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057along the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870after they cameבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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