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Joshua 5:2-9

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.

7And theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121, whom he raisedupהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965in their stead, themJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091circumcisedמָ֣לmalH4135: for they wereuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִ֣ים'a.re.LimH6189, because they had notcircumcisedמָ֥לוּMa.luH4135them by thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

8And it came to pass, when they haddoneתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552circumcisingלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135all thepeopleהַגּ֖וֹיha.GoyH1471, that theyabodeוַיֵּשְׁב֥וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in their places in thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, till they werehealedחֲיוֹתָֽם׃ פcha.yo.TamH2421.

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.

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