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They no longer had a will to fight<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:1 Lit. a spirit in them">b</a></span> because of the people of Israel.</p> <p class="heading">A New Generation is Circumcised</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>At that time the LORD told Joshua, “Make for yourselves some flint knives and circumcise the Israelis who haven’t been circumcised yet.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:2 Lit. Israelis a second time">c</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So Joshua made some flint knives and circumcised the Israelis at Gibeath-haaraloth.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:3 The Heb. name Gibeath-haaraloth means Foreskin Hill">d</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Joshua circumcised them because all of the males among the people who came out of Egypt—that is, all the warriors—had died during their journey through the wilderness following their departure from Egypt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Although everyone who had left Egypt had been circumcised, nevertheless all the people born during the journey after their departure from Egypt had not been circumcised. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The Israelis traveled 40 years in the wilderness until the entire nation—that is, the warriors who had departed from Egypt—had perished because they hadn’t listened to the voice of the LORD. The LORD had promised them that he would not let them see the land that he had sworn to give us, a land that flows with milk and honey. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>As a result, it was their descendants, whom he raised up to take their place, that Joshua circumcised. They had remained uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised during their journey. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>When the circumcision of the entire nation was complete, they remained in their places within the camp until they were healed.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then the LORD told Joshua, “Today I have rolled the disgrace of Egypt away from you.” That’s why that place is called “Gilgal”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="5:9 The Heb. word Gilgal means to roll">e</a></span> to this day.</p> <p class="heading">The Manna Ceases</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>While the Israelis remained encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they observed the Passover during the evening of the fourteenth day of the month. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>On the day following Passover—on that exact day—they ate the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land. Since the Israelis no longer received manna, they ate crops from the land of Canaan that year.</p> <p class="heading">Joshua is Visited by the LORD</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now it happened that while Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and much to his amazement, he saw a man standing in front of him, holding a drawn sword in his hand! Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you one of us, or are you with our enemies?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Neither,” he answered. “I have come as commander of the LORD’s Army.”</p> <p class="reg">Joshua immediately fell on his face to the earth and worshipped, saying to him, “Lord, what do you have for your servant by way of command?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/joshua/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The commander of the LORD’s Army replied to Joshua, “Remove your sandals from your feet, because the place where you’re standing is holy.” So Joshua did so.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 5:1 The Heb. lacks <i>Mediterranean</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 5:1 Lit. <i>a spirit in them</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 5:2 Lit. <i>Israelis a second time</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 5:3 The Heb. name <i>Gibeath-haaraloth</i> means<i> Foreskin Hill</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 5:9 The Heb. word <i>Gilgal</i> means <i>to roll</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../joshua/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Joshua 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Joshua 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../joshua/6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Joshua 6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Joshua 6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/joshua/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>