Joshua 5:3

Joshua 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the entire male population of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

Context of Joshua 5:3

1Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites. 2At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth. 4Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt. 5All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not.

Joshua 5:3 word by word

וַיַּעַשׂ־ל֥וֹ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וַיָּ֙מָל֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַyehôshûa‛ yehôshûa‛ · JoshuaH3091
• madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• him sharpצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• knivesחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• and circumcisedמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• at the hillגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · Gibeath-(haaraloth)H1389
• of the foreskinsעׇרְלָה‛orlâh · (Gilgal)-haaralothH6190

Cross-references for Joshua 5:3

• Genesis 17:23On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

Commentaries on Joshua 5:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The hill of the foreskins - i. e. the hill where the foreskins, the emblem of all worldly and carnal affections, were buried. (Compare Colossians 2:11-13; Colossians 3:1-6.)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The name Gibeath-haaraloth means "hill of foreskins." This suggests the circumcision ceremony happened on a hill near Israel's camp at Gilgal.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. at the hill--probably one of the argillaceous hills that form the highest terrace of the Jordan, on a rising ground at the palm forest.Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 5:3

• Circumcision
• Gilgal
• Revivals

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joshua
• Children of Israel
• Circumcision
• Gibeahhaaraloth
• Knife
• Loose
• Foreskin
• Gibeath (1)
• Hill; Mount; Mountain

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