Revised Version 1895

Joshua 5:2-9

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.

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