Joshua 5:3 “So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibe…”

Joshua 5:3

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

World English Bible

Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

American Standard Version

And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Ioshua made him sharpe kniues and circumcised the sonnes of Israel in the hill of the foreskinnes.

Darby Translation

And Joshua made him stone-knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of Araloth.

Young's Literal Translation

and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.

Bible in Basic English

So Joshua made stone knives and gave the children of Israel circumcision at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

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In context

2At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again. ”

4Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

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