Joshua 5
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Joshua 5:2-5

2At that timeH6256 YhwhH3068 saidH559 unto JoshuaH3091, MakeH6213 thee sharpH6697 knivesH2719, and circumciseH4135 againH7725 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 the second timeH8145.1 3And JoshuaH3091 madeH6213 him sharpH6697 knivesH2719, and circumcisedH4135 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478 at the hillH1389 of the foreskinsH6190.23 4And this is the causeH1697 why JoshuaH3091 did circumciseH4135: All the peopleH5971 that came outH3318 of EgyptH4714, that were malesH2145, even all the menH582 of warH4421, diedH4191 in the wildernessH4057 by the wayH1870, after they came outH3318 of EgyptH4714. 5NowH3588 all the peopleH5971 that came outH3318 were circumcisedH4135: but all the peopleH5971 that were bornH3209 in the wildernessH4057 by the wayH1870 as they came forthH3318 out of EgyptH4714, them they had not circumcisedH4135.

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  1. 1. Joshua 5:2 sharp…: or, knives of flints. ↩
  2. 2. Joshua 5:3 sharp…: or, knives of flints. ↩
  3. 3. Joshua 5:3 the hill…: or, Gibeah–haaraloth. ↩

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