Joshua 5:2-4
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Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make knives out of flint. Use them to circumcise the men of Israel.” 3 So Joshua made knives out of flint. Then he used them to circumcise the men of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.
4 Here is why Joshua circumcised them. All the men who came out of Egypt had died. They died while they were wandering through the Sinai Desert. They were the men old enough to serve in the army.
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Joshua 5:2-4
New International Version
Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(A) and circumcise(B) the Israelites again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[a]
4 Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age(C)—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.(D)
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.
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