Joshua 5:3 KJV — MannaFest

Joshua 5:3

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

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

DBT

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

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Joshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.

Author: Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
Date: Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period

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Genesis 17:23–27
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
Matthew 16:24
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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17 ), and here they gave an instance of their dutifulness by submitting to this painful institution, and not calling him for the sake of it a bloody governor, as Zipporah because of the circumcision called Moses a bloody husband. The names given to the place where this was done, to perpetuate the memory of it. (1.) It was called the hill of the foreskins,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Probably the foreskins that were cut off were laid on a heap, and covered with earth, so that they made a little hillock. (2.) It was called Gilgal, from a word which signifies to take away, from that which God said to Joshua (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

And circumcised - That is, he caused this to be done; and, because it was to be done speedily, the passover approaching, it was necessary to use many hands in it.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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