Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 5:1-3

1And it came to pass, when all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֡יha.'e.mo.RiH567, which wereon the sideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383westwardיָ֗מָּהYa.mahH3220,and all the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, which wereby the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,heardכִשְׁמֹ֣עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085that Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had dried upהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001the watersמֵ֧יmeiH4325of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383from beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,until we were passed overעָבְרָ֑םa.ve.ra.mH5674,that their heartלְבָבָ֗םle.va.VamH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neither was there spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in them any more, becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Makeעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213thee sharpצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719,and circumciseמֹ֥לmolH4135againוְשׁ֛וּבve.ShuvH7725the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478the second timeשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145.

3And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213him sharpצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719,and circumcisedוַיָּ֙מָל֙vai.Ya.molH4135the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at the hillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389of the foreskinsהָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.LotH6190.

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