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Joshua 5:2

At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, 'Make for thee knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time;'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

In Context

1And it cometh to pass when all the kings of the Amorite which [are] beyond the Jordan, towards the sea, and all the kings of the Canaanite which [are] by the sea, hear how that Jehovah hath dried up the waters of the Jordan at the presence of the sons of Israel till their passing over, that their heart is melted, and there hath not been in them any more spirit because of the presence of the sons of Israel.

3and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:10this [is] My covenant which ye keep between Me and you, and thy seed after thee: Every male of you [is] to be circumcised;

Deuteronomy 10:16and ye have circumcised the foreskin of your heart, and your neck ye do not harden any more;

Romans 2:29but a Jew [is] he who is [so] inwardly, and circumcision [is] of the heart, in spirit, not in letter, of which the praise is not of men, but of God.

Colossians 2:11in whom also ye were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh in the circumcision of the Christ,

Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:2-10

The Circumcision of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of 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. 2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again… Read the whole commentary →

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