the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we had passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. [1]
3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. [2] [3]
4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth from Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: to whom the LORD swore that he would not show them the land, which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were healed. [4]
9 And the LORD said to Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day. [5]
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they ate of the old grain of the land on the next day after the passover, unleavened cakes, and roasted grain in the same day.
12 And the manna ceased on the next day after they had eaten of the old grain of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went to him, and said to him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord to his servant? [6]
15 And the captain of the LORD’S host said to Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place on which thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
CHAP. 6.
1 Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. [7]
2 And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given into thy hand Jericho, and its king, and the mighty men of valour.
3 And ye shall march around the city, all ye men of war, and go round the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams’ horns: and the seventh day ye shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him. [8]
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD.
7 And he said to the people, Pass on, and march around the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD.
8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken to the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams’ horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.
9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rear guard came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. [9]
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed from your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. [10]
11 So the ark of the LORD went around the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.
12 And Joshua rose early in the
- ↑ sharp...: or, knives of flints
- ↑ sharp...: or, knives of flints
- ↑ the hill...: or, Gibeah-haaraloth
- ↑ they had...: Heb. the people had made an end to be circumcised
- ↑ Gilgal: that is Rolling
- ↑ captain: or, prince
- ↑ was...: Heb. did shut up, and was shut up
- ↑ flat: Heb. under it
- ↑ rereward: Heb. gathering host
- ↑ any noise...: Heb. your voice to be heard
