Revised Version 1895

Joshua 5

1And itcameH1961topassH5674, whenallH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֡יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichH834werebeyondבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383westwardיָ֗מָּהYa.mahH3220, andallH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,whichH834were by theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,heardכִשְׁמֹ֣עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085howH834that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068haddriedH3001upH3001thewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeH6440thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,untilעַד־'ad-H5704weH834werepassedH5674over, that theirheartלְבָבָ֗םle.va.VamH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808was therespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in themanyH3605moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750,becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2At that time theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Makeעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213theeknivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719offlintצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697, andcircumciseמֹ֥לmolH4135againוְשׁ֛וּבve.ShuvH7725thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thesecondשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145time.

3AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213himknivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719offlintצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697, andcircumcisedוַיָּ֙מָל֙vai.Ya.molH4135thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at thehillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389of theforeskinsהָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.LotH6190.

4And this is thecauseהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whyH834Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didH834circumciseמָ֣לmalH4135:allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatcameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֨יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, that weremalesהַזְּכָרִ֜יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145,evenH4714allכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,diedמֵ֤תוּMe.tuH4191in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,afterH3318theycameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971thatcameH1961outH3318werecircumcisedמֻלִ֣יםmu.LimH4135: butallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that werebornהַיִּלֹּדִ֨יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057by thewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as theycameH1961forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, they hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808circumcisedמָֽלוּ׃Ma.luH4135.

6For thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֒ba.mid.BarH4057,tillH5704allכָּל־kol-H3605thenationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471,evenH5704themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834cameH3318forthH3318outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wereconsumedתֹּ֨םtomH8552,becauseכִּ֣י׀kiH3588they hearkenednotH3808unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: untowhomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sware that he wouldnotH3808letH5414themseeהַרְאוֹתָ֣םhar.'o.TamH7200thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sware unto theirfathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙la.'a.vo.TamH1that he wouldgiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414usH5414, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.

7And theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121, whom heraisedH6965upH6965in theirsteadתַּחְתָּ֔םtach.TamH8478, themdidH3808Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091circumciseמָ֣לmalH4135: for they wereuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֣ים'a.re.LimH6189,becauseH3588they hadnotH3808circumcisedמָ֥לוּMa.luH4135them by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961, when they haddoneH1961circumcisingלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135allH3605thenationהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471, that theyabodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in theirplacesתַחְתָּ֛םtach.TamH8478in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,tillעַ֥ד'adH5704they werewholeH3605.

9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117have IrolledH1556awayגַּלּ֛וֹתִיga.Lo.tiH1556thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714fromoffH5921youH5921. Wherefore thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of thatplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gilgalגִּלְגָּ֔לgil.GalH1537, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

10And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֑לba.gil.GalH1537; and theykeptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֡סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on the fourteenthdayי֥וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֛דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320atevenאֶת־'et-H853in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֥וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.

11And theydidH3117eatוַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּvai.Yo.khe.LuH398of the old corn of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776on the morrowafterמִמָּֽחֳרַ֥תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453,unleavenedמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682cakesH4682andparchedוְקָל֑וּיve.ka.LuiH7033corn, in the selfsamedayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

12And themannaהַמָּ֜ןha.ManH4478ceased on the morrow,afterמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283they hadeatenבְּאָכְלָם֙be.'a.khe.LamH398of theoldH1121corn of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;neitherH3808had thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mannaמָ֑ןManH4478anyH5750moreH5750; but theydidH3808eatוַיֹּאכְל֗וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398of the fruit of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667thatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

13And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassבִּֽהְי֣וֹתbih.YotH1961, whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091was byJerichoבִּירִיחוֹ֒bi.ri.ChoH3405, that heliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, therestoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376overagainstH413him with hisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH413unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou forusH413, or for our adversaries?

14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but ascaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָֽא־tze.va'-H6635of theLORDH3068am Inowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440to theearthאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776, anddidH4100worshipוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,WhatH4100saith mylordH3068unto hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650?

15And thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hostצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Putoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thyshoeנַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.KhaH5275fromoffעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921thyfootרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272; for theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thou standest isholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

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