Joshua 5:3
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
KJV
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעַשׂ־ | vai.ya.'as- | and he made | H6213 → |
| ל֥וֹ | lo | for <the> himself | |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ | ye.ho.Shu.a' | Joshua | H3091 → |
| חַֽרְב֣וֹת | char.Vot | knives of | H2719 → |
| צֻרִ֑ים | tzu.Rim | flint<s> | H6697 → |
| וַיָּ֙מָל֙ | vai.Ya.mol | and he circumcised | H4135 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| גִּבְעַ֖ת | giv.'At | [the] hill of | H1389 → |
| הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃ | ha.'a.ra.Lot | <the> foreskins | H6190 → |
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