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Joshua 5
1And it came to pass, when all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֡יha.'e.mo.RiH567, who were on thesideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֜ןhai.yar.DenH3383westwardיָ֗מָּהYa.mahH3220, and all thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, who were by theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,heardכִשְׁמֹ֣עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had driedupהוֹבִ֨ישׁho.VishH3001thewatersמֵ֧יmeiH4325ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֛ןhai.yar.DenH3383frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, until we had passedoverעָבְרָ֑םa.ve.ra.mH5674, that theirheartלְבָבָ֗םle.va.VamH3824meltedוַיִּמַּ֣סvai.yi.MasH4549, neither was therespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in them any more,becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
2At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Makeעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213theesharpצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719, andcircumciseמֹ֥לmolH4135againוְשׁ֛וּבve.ShuvH7725thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478the secondtimeשֵׁנִֽית׃she.NitH8145.
3AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091madeוַיַּעַשׂ־vai.ya.'as-H6213himsharpצֻרִ֑יםtzu.RimH6697knivesחַֽרְב֣וֹתchar.VotH2719, andcircumcisedוַיָּ֙מָל֙vai.Ya.molH4135thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478at thehillגִּבְעַ֖תgiv.'AtH1389of theforeskinsהָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.LotH6190.
4And this is thecauseהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697whyJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didcircumciseמָ֣לmalH4135: All thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that cameoutהַיֹּצֵא֩hai.yo.Tze'H3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֨יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, that weremalesהַזְּכָרִ֜יםha.ze.kha.RimH2145, even all themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,diedמֵ֤תוּMe.tuH4191in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּר֙va.mid.BarH4057by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, after they cameoutבְּצֵאתָ֖םbe.tze.TamH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.
5Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that cameoutהַיֹּֽצְאִ֑יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318werecircumcisedמֻלִ֣יםmu.LimH4135: but all thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that werebornהַיִּלֹּדִ֨יםhai.yi.lo.DimH3209in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֥רba.mid.BarH4057by thewayבַּדֶּ֛רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870as they cameforthבְּצֵאתָ֥םbe.tze.TamH3318fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, them they had notcircumcisedמָֽלוּ׃Ma.luH4135.
6For thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֒ba.mid.BarH4057, till all thepeopleהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471that weremenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421, who cameoutהַיֹּצְאִ֣יםhai.yo.tze.'ImH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, wereconsumedתֹּ֨םtomH8552, because theyobeyedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: to whom theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֤עnish.Ba'H7650that he would notshowהַרְאוֹתָ֣םhar.'o.TamH7200them thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776, which theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sworeנִשְׁבַּ֨עnish.Ba'H7650to theirfathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙la.'a.vo.TamH1that he wouldgiveלָ֣תֶתLa.tetH5414us, alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776thatflowethזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.
9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, Thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117have I rolledawayגַּלּ֛וֹתִיga.Lo.tiH1556thereproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714from off you. Therefore thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theplaceהַמָּק֤וֹםha.ma.KomH4725iscalledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Gilgalגִּלְגָּ֔לgil.GalH1537to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
10And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478encampedוַיַּחֲנ֥וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֑לba.gil.GalH1537, andkeptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֡סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of themonthלַחֹ֛דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320ateveningבָּעֶ֖רֶבba.'E.revH6153in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֥וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160ofJerichoיְרִיחֽוֹ׃ye.ri.ChoH3405.
11And theyateוַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּvai.Yo.khe.LuH398of the oldgrainמֵעֲב֥וּרme.'a.VurH5669of thelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776on the nextdayמִמָּֽחֳרַ֥תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283after thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453, unleavenedcakesמַצּ֣וֹתma.TzotH4682, androastedוְקָל֑וּיve.ka.LuiH7033grain in thesameבְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
12And themannaהַמָּ֜ןha.ManH4478ceasedוַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨תvai.yish.BotH7673on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283after they hadeatenבְּאָכְלָם֙be.'a.khe.LamH398of the oldgrainמֵעֲב֣וּרme.'a.VurH5669of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; neither had thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mannaמָ֑ןManH4478any more; but theyateוַיֹּאכְל֗וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398of thefruitמִתְּבוּאַת֙mi.te.vu.'AtH8393of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667thatyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.
13And it came to pass, whenJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091was byJerichoבִּירִיחוֹ֒bi.ri.ChoH3405, that he liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and, behold, therestoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376opposite him with hisswordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: andJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH3212to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thou for us, or for ouradversariesלְצָרֵֽינוּ׃le.tza.Rei.nuH6862?
14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but ascaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostצְבָֽא־tze.va'-H6635of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068am I nowcomeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440to theearthאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whatsaithמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113to hisservantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650?
15And thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of theLORD’Sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hostצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Looseשַׁל־shal-H5394thyshoeנַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.KhaH5275from off thyfootרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272; for theplaceהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725on which thoustandestעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975isholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944. AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.
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
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