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Joshua 5
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1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that were by the sea, heard how that Jehovah had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
1When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the Mediterranean coast heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan River for the Israelites until they had crossed over, they lost all their courage and were terrified of the Israelites.
2At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
2At that time, the LORD said to Joshua, 'Make knives out of flint and circumcise the Israelite men again.'
3And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
3So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at the place called Gibeath Haaraloth.
4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.
4This is why Joshua performed the circumcision: all the males of military age who had left Egypt had died in the wilderness along the way.
5For 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 out of Egypt, they had not circumcised.
5All the people who had come out of Egypt originally were circumcised, but those born in the wilderness during the journey were not.
6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
6The Israelites had traveled in the wilderness for forty years until all the men of military age who had left Egypt died. They had not obeyed the LORD, so he swore to them that they would not see the land flowing with milk and honey that he had promised to their ancestors.
7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
7So Joshua circumcised their sons, who had taken their place, because they had not been circumcised during the journey.
8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
8After the whole nation had been circumcised, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.
9And Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, unto this day.
9Then the LORD said to Joshua, 'Today I have rolled away the shame of Egypt from you.' So that place has been called Gilgal to this very day.
10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
10While the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
11And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.
11The day after the Passover, they ate the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain on that very day.
12And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
12The manna stopped appearing the day after they ate the food from the land. The Israelites no longer had manna, but that year they ate the crops of the land of Canaan.
13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
13When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, 'Are you on our side or on the side of our enemies?'
14And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
14'Neither,' he replied. 'I have now come as the commander of the LORD’s army.' Then Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground in respect and asked, 'What message does my Lord have for his servant?'