Joshua 5:2 Parallel Translations
NASB: At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make for yourself flint knives and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time." (NASB ©1995)
GWT: At that time the LORD spoke to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise the men of Israel."(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
ASV: At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
BBE: At that time the Lord said to Joshua, Make yourself stone knives and give the children of Israel circumcision a second time.
DBY: At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, Make thee stone-knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
ERV: At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
JPS: At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'
WBS: At that time the LORD said to Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
WEB: At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time."
YLT: At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, 'Make for thee knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time;'
Joshua 5:2 Cross References
XREF:Exodus 4:25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet, and she said, "You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me." (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 5:2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, {b} and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
(b) For now they had left it off, about 40 years.
WES: 5:2 At that time - As soon as ever they were come to Gilgal, which was on the tenth day; and so this might be executed the eleventh day, and that in the morning: on the thirteenth day they were sore of their wounds, and on the fourteenth day they recovered, and at the even of that day kept the passover. Make - Or, prepare, or make ready, as this word sometimes used. As it was not necessary for those who had such knives already to make others for that use; so it is not probable that such were commanded to do so, but only to make them sharp and fit for that work. The second time - He calleth this a second circumcision, not as if these same persons had been circumcised before, but with respect to the body of the people, where of one part had been circumcised before, and the other at this time, which is called a second time, in relation to some former time wherein they were circumcised, either, in Egypt, when many of the people, who possibly for fear or favour of the Egyptians, had neglected this duty, were by the command of Moses circumcised. Or at Sinai, when they received the passover, Numb 9:5, which no uncircumcised person might do.
MHC: 5:1-9 How dreadful is their case, who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside, or escape it! Such will be the horrible situation of the wicked; nor can words express the anguish of their feelings, or the greatness of their terror. Oh that they would now take warning, and before it be too late, flee for refuge to lay hold upon that hope set before them in the gospel! God impressed these fears on the Canaanites, and dispirited them. This gave a short rest to the Israelites, and circumcision rolled away the reproach of Egypt. They were hereby owned to be the free-born children of God, having the seal of the covenant. When God glorifies himself in perfecting the salvation of his people, he not only silences all enemies, but rolls back their reproaches upon themselves.
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