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World English Bible

Joshua 5 (WEBP)

[1] When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel.
[2] At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.”
[3] Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
[4] This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out of Egypt.
[5] For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness along the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised.
[6] For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the nation, even the men of war who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice. Yahweh swore to them that he wouldn’t let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
[7] Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.
[8] When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.
[9] Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.
[10] The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho.
[11] They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.
[12] The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn’t have manna any more, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
[13] When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our enemies?”
[14] He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
[15] The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take off your sandals, for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.

Joshua 5:9 “Gilgal” sounds like the Hebrew for “roll.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Joshua 5 (KJVS)

[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 () the children of Israel the second time.
[3] And Joshua made () him sharp knives, and circumcised () the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
[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 () out of 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, which came out () of Egypt, were consumed, () because they obeyed () not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware () that he would not shew () them the land, which the Lord sware () unto 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 whole. ()
[9] And the Lord said () unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away () the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called () Gilgal unto this day.
[10] And the children of Israel encamped () in Gilgal, and kept () the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
[11] And they did eat () of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched () [corn] in the selfsame day.
[12] And the manna ceased () on the morrow after they had eaten () of the old corn 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.
[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 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?
[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 did worship, () and said () unto him, What saith () my lord unto his servant?
[15] And the captain of the Lord’s host said () unto Joshua, Loose () thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest () [is] holy. And Joshua did () so.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Joshua 5 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο ως ηκουσαν οι βασιλεις των αμορραιων οι ησαν περαν του ιορδανου και οι βασιλεις της φοινικης οι παρα την θαλασσαν οτι απεξηρανεν κυριος ο θεος τον ιορδανην ποταμον εκ των εμπροσθεν των υιων ισραηλ εν τω διαβαινειν αυτους και ετακησαν αυτων αι διανοιαι και κατεπλαγησαν και ουκ ην εν αυτοις φρονησις ουδεμια απο προσωπου των υιων ισραηλ
[2] υπο δε τουτον τον καιρον ειπεν κυριος τω ιησοι ποιησον σεαυτω μαχαιρας πετρινας εκ πετρας ακροτομου και καθισας περιτεμε τους υιους ισραηλ
[3] και εποιησεν ιησους μαχαιρας πετρινας ακροτομους και περιετεμεν τους υιους ισραηλ επι του καλουμενου τοπου βουνος των ακροβυστιων
[4] ον δε τροπον περιεκαθαρεν ιησους τους υιους ισραηλ οσοι ποτε εγενοντο εν τη οδω και οσοι ποτε απεριτμητοι ησαν των εξεληλυθοτων εξ αιγυπτου
[5] παντας τουτους περιετεμεν ιησους
[6] τεσσαρακοντα γαρ και δυο ετη ανεστραπται ισραηλ εν τη ερημω τη μαδβαριτιδι διο απεριτμητοι ησαν οι πλειστοι αυτων των μαχιμων των εξεληλυθοτων εκ γης αιγυπτου οι απειθησαντες των εντολων του θεου οις και διωρισεν μη ιδειν αυτους την γην ην ωμοσεν κυριος τοις πατρασιν αυτων δουναι ημιν γην ρεουσαν γαλα και μελι
[7] αντι δε τουτων αντικατεστησεν τους υιους αυτων ους ιησους περιετεμεν δια το αυτους γεγενησθαι κατα την οδον απεριτμητους
[8] περιτμηθεντες δε ησυχιαν ειχον αυτοθι καθημενοι εν τη παρεμβολη εως υγιασθησαν
[9] και ειπεν κυριος τω ιησοι υιω ναυη εν τη σημερον ημερα αφειλον τον ονειδισμον αιγυπτου αφ υμων και εκαλεσεν το ονομα του τοπου εκεινου γαλγαλα
[10] και εποιησαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το πασχα τη τεσσαρεσκαιδεκατη ημερα του μηνος απο εσπερας επι δυσμων ιεριχω εν τω περαν του ιορδανου εν τω πεδιω
[11] και εφαγοσαν απο του σιτου της γης αζυμα και νεα εν ταυτη τη ημερα
[12] εξελιπεν το μαννα μετα το βεβρωκεναι αυτους εκ του σιτου της γης και ουκετι υπηρχεν τοις υιοις ισραηλ μαννα εκαρπισαντο δε την χωραν των φοινικων εν τω ενιαυτω εκεινω
[13] και εγενετο ως ην ιησους εν ιεριχω και αναβλεψας τοις οφθαλμοις ειδεν ανθρωπον εστηκοτα εναντιον αυτου και η ρομφαια εσπασμενη εν τη χειρι αυτου και προσελθων ιησους ειπεν αυτω ημετερος ει η των υπεναντιων
[14] ο δε ειπεν αυτω εγω αρχιστρατηγος δυναμεως κυριου νυνι παραγεγονα και ιησους επεσεν επι προσωπον επι την γην και ειπεν αυτω δεσποτα τι προστασσεις τω σω οικετη
[15] και λεγει ο αρχιστρατηγος κυριου προς ιησουν λυσαι το υποδημα εκ των ποδων σου ο γαρ τοπος εφ ω συ εστηκας αγιος εστιν