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For the LORD had sworn to them that they would not see the land he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nlt/joshua/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> The Israelites had traveled in the wilderness for forty years until all the men who were old enough to fight in battle when they left Egypt had died. For they had disobeyed the LORD, and the LORD vowed he would not let them enter the land he had sworn to give us—a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/esv/joshua/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD; the LORD swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/bsb/joshua/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/kjv/joshua/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/5.htm">New King James Version</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the LORD—to whom the LORD swore that He would not show them the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, “a land flowing with milk and honey.” <a href="/nasb_/joshua/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the sons of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD, to whom the LORD had sworn that He would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nasb/joshua/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the sons of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD, to whom the LORD had sworn that He would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the sons of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD, to whom the LORD had sworn that He would not let them see the land which the LORD had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/lsb/joshua/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For the sons of Israel had walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, were completely destroyed because they did not listen to the voice of Yahweh, to whom Yahweh had sworn that He would not let them see the land which Yahweh had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/amp/joshua/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the Israelites walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, died because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD; to them the LORD had sworn [an oath] that He would not let them see the land which He had promised to their fathers to give us, a land [of abundance] flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/csb/joshua/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the Israelites wandered in the wilderness forty years until all the nation’s men of war who came out of Egypt had died off because they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land he had sworn to their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the Israelites wandered in the wilderness 40 years until all the nation&#8217s men of war who came out of Egypt had died off because they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/asv/joshua/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of Jehovah: unto whom Jehovah sware that he would not let them see the land which Jehovah sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/erv/joshua/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war which came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not let them see the land which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/gwt/joshua/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> For 40 years the Israelites wandered through the desert until all their soldiers who left Egypt died. They died because they disobeyed the LORD. The LORD swore that he would not let them see this land flowing with milk and honey which he had sworn to give our ancestors. <a href="/isv/joshua/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/msb/joshua/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation?s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/net/joshua/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Indeed, for forty years the Israelites traveled through the desert until all the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt, the ones who had disobeyed the LORD, died off. For the LORD had sworn a solemn oath to them that he would not let them see the land he had sworn on oath to give them, a land rich in milk and honey. <a href="/nheb/joshua/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, that is, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD, those to whom the LORD swore that they would not see the land which the LORD swore to their ancestors that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/wbt/joshua/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war who came out of Egypt were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: to whom the LORD swore that he would not show them the land which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. <a href="/web/joshua/5.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for forty years the sons of Israel have gone in the wilderness, until all the nation of the men of war who are coming out of Egypt, who did not listen to the voice of YHWH, to whom YHWH has sworn not to show them the land which YHWH swore to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, are consumed; <a href="/ylt/joshua/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for forty years have the sons of Israel gone in the wilderness, till all the nation of the men of war who are coming out of Egypt, who hearkened not to the voice of Jehovah, to whom Jehovah hath sworn not to show them the land which Jehovah sware to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, are consumed; <a href="/slt/joshua/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For forty years the sons of Israel went in the desert till all the people of the men of war coming out of Egypt were finished, who heard not to the voice of Jehovah: which Jehovah sware to them, not for them to see the land which Jehovah sware to their fathers to give to us, a land flowing milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Luring the forty years of the journey in the wide wilderness, were uncircumcised: till all they were consumed that had not heard the voice of the Lord, and to whom he had sworn before, that he would not shew them the land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> throughout the forty years of the journey in the very broad wilderness, were uncircumcised, until the ones who had not listened to the voice of the Lord were consumed. For he had sworn to them before, that he would not reveal to them the land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nabre/joshua/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Now the Israelites wandered forty years in the wilderness, until all the warriors among the people that came forth from Egypt died off because they had not listened to the voice of the LORD. For the LORD swore that he would not let them see the land he had sworn to their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the Israelites traveled forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the warriors who came out of Egypt, perished, not having listened to the voice of the LORD. To them the LORD swore that he would not let them see the land that he had sworn to their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the children of Israel journeyed forty years in the wilderness, until all the people who were men of war and came out of Egypt had perished, because they did not obey the voice of their LORD; to whom the LORD had sworn that he would not show them the land which he had sworn to their fathers that he would give them, a land that flows with milk and honey. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because for forty years the children of Israel walked in the wilderness until all the people of men workers of war who had gone out from Egypt came to an end, because they did not listen to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH their God, and LORD JEHOVAH swore to them that he would not show them the land which he swore to their fathers to give them the land that flows milk and honey<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/sep/joshua/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Wherefore most of the fighting men that came out of the land of Egypt, were uncircumcised, who disobeyed the commands of God; concerning whom also he determined that they should not see the land, which the Lord sware to give to their fathers, even a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/parallel/joshua/5-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=906" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/5.htm">The Circumcision at Gilgal</a> …5Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised. 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lə·ḵū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">had wandered</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/705.htm" title="705: ’ar·bā·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Forty. Multiple of arba'; forty.">forty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nation’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of war</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: hay·yō·ṣə·’îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">who had come out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tōm (V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">had died,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">since</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">So</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">vowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: har·’ō·w·ṯām (V-Hifil-Inf:: 3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">to let them see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: niš·ba‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">had sworn</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">to their fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">to give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">a land</a> <a href="/hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100: zā·ḇaṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc) -- To flow, gush. A primitive root; to flow freely, i.e. to have a flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow.">flowing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ḥā·lāḇ (N-ms) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">with milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/1706.htm" title="1706: ū·ḏə·ḇāš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Honey. From an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey; by analogy, syrup.">and honey.</a> 7And Joshua raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones he circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29-35</a> Your bodies will fall in this wilderness—all who were numbered in the census, everyone twenty years of age or older—because you have grumbled against Me. / Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. / But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-39</a> When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers, / except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land on which he has set foot, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedly.” ... <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Hebrews 3:17-19</a> And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter. <a href="/numbers/32-11.htm">Numbers 32:11-13</a> ‘Because they did not follow Me wholeheartedly, not one of the men twenty years of age or older who came out of Egypt will see the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob— / not one except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun—because they did follow the LORD wholeheartedly.’ / The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Deuteronomy 2:14-16</a> The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them. / Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished. / Now when all the fighting men among the people had died, <a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Psalm 95:10-11</a> For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.” / So I swore on oath in My anger, “They shall never enter My rest.” <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5</a> Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-4.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4</a> Your clothing did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. <a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21</a> For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a> The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a> For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. <a href="/hebrews/4-1.htm">Hebrews 4:1-2</a> Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it. / For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Deuteronomy 11:8-9</a> You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, / and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Ezekiel 20:15-16</a> Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands— / because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols. <a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a> He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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: to whom the LORD swore that he would not show them the land, which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land that flows with milk and honey.walked<a href="/numbers/14-32.htm">Numbers 14:32-34</a> But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness… <a href="/deuteronomy/1-3.htm">Deuteronomy 1:3</a> And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them;<a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Deuteronomy 2:7,14</a> For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing… sware that<a href="/numbers/14-23.htm">Numbers 14:23</a> Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:<a href="/hebrews/3-11.htm">Hebrews 3:11</a> So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)a land<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8,17</a> And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites… <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6,15</a> In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: … <a href="/joel/3-18.htm">Joel 3:18</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/5-3.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/joshua/5-3.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/joshua/2-12.htm">Show</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/joshua/1-6.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-7.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/joshua/5-4.htm">War</a> <a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-5.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/5-7.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/8-24.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/joshua/5-9.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/joshua/5-8.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/judges/1-24.htm">Show</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/joshua/6-10.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/joshua/8-35.htm">Walked</a> <a href="/joshua/6-2.htm">War</a> <a href="/joshua/8-15.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Wouldn't</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 5</div>1. <a href="/joshua/5-1.htm">The Canaanites are afraid</a> 2. <a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua renews circumcision</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">The Passover is kept at Gilgal</a> 12. <a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">manna ceases</a> 13. <a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">An angel appears to Joshua</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This period corresponds to the time it took for the disobedient generation to die off, as a consequence of their lack of faith and rebellion against God (<a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33-34</a>). The number forty is often symbolic in the Bible, representing a period of trial or judgment, as seen in the forty days of rain during the flood (<a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Genesis 7:12</a>) and Jesus' forty days of fasting in the wilderness (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a>).until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died The "men of war" refers to the fighting men who were counted in the census at Sinai (<a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Numbers 1:3</a>). These were the men who had witnessed the miracles in Egypt and the crossing of the Red Sea but still doubted God's promise to give them the land of Canaan. Their death in the wilderness was a direct result of their lack of faith and refusal to enter the Promised Land when first commanded (<a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29-30</a>).since they did not obey the LORD Disobedience to God is a recurring theme in the history of Israel. The refusal to enter the Promised Land was a significant act of disobedience, as it demonstrated a lack of trust in God's power and promises. This disobedience is highlighted in <a href="/hebrews/3-18.htm">Hebrews 3:18-19</a>, which warns believers against hardening their hearts and failing to enter God's rest due to unbelief.So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land God's vow is a solemn declaration of judgment against the disobedient generation. This vow underscores the seriousness of their rebellion and the consequences of not trusting in God's promises. It serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice, as well as His faithfulness to His word.He had sworn to their fathers to give us The land was promised to the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—as part of God's covenant with them (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 26</a>:3, 28:13). This promise was not nullified by the disobedience of the Exodus generation, but rather delayed until a faithful generation arose. The continuity of God's promise highlights His unchanging nature and the certainty of His covenantal commitments.a land flowing with milk and honey This phrase describes the fertility and abundance of the Promised Land, symbolizing prosperity and divine blessing. It is a recurring description of Canaan (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/6-3.htm">Deuteronomy 6:3</a>) and serves as a metaphor for the richness of life under God's provision. The imagery of milk and honey suggests a land capable of sustaining livestock and agriculture, indicating both pastoral and agricultural wealth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the wilderness for forty years due to their disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a> The desert region where the Israelites wandered as a consequence of their lack of faith and disobedience to God. 3. <a href="/topical/m/men_of_war.htm">Men of War</a> The generation of Israelite men who were of fighting age when they left Egypt but were not allowed to enter the Promised Land due to their disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> The land of bondage from which God delivered the Israelites through Moses. 5. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, described as "a land flowing with milk and honey," which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The Israelites' forty-year journey in the wilderness serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God. Disobedience can delay or even forfeit the blessings God has in store for us. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a> Despite the Israelites' failures, God remained faithful to His promise to give the land to their descendants. This underscores God's unwavering faithfulness even when we fall short. <a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a> The disobedience of one generation can have lasting effects on future generations. It is crucial to live in obedience to God to pave the way for blessings for those who come after us. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_readiness.htm">Spiritual Readiness</a> The "men of war" were not ready to enter the Promised Land due to their lack of faith. Spiritual readiness is essential for entering into the promises and purposes God has for us. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> God's patience allowed the Israelites time to learn and grow, but His justice required that the disobedient generation not enter the Promised Land. This balance of patience and justice is a key aspect of God's character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 5</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_jer_2_6_with_no_migration_proof.htm">In Jeremiah 2:6, how can we reconcile the claim of God leading Israel through the wilderness with the lack of definitive archaeological evidence supporting such a mass migration?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_40-year_israelite_trek.htm">Joshua 5:6: Why is there no clear historical record or archaeological proof of the Israelites wandering for forty years with little to no mention of such a large movement outside the biblical text?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_numbers_33_5-49_sites_unclear.htm">Why are many locations in Numbers 33:5-49 unidentified or disputed, casting doubt on the authenticity of this desert route?</a> <a href="/q/why_would_god_allow_killing_innocents.htm">Exodus 12:29 - How can a just and loving God sanction the killing of innocent firstborn children?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) Us.--The first person is used here as in <a href="/joshua/4-23.htm" title="For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until you were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:">Joshua 4:23</a>; <a href="/joshua/5-7.htm" title="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.">Joshua 5:7</a>. The whole passage from <a href="/joshua/4-22.htm" title="Then you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.">Joshua 4:22</a> to <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm" title="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: to whom the LORD swore that he would not show them the land, which the LORD swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land that flows with milk and honey.">Joshua 5:6</a> seems intended to be the reply of the fathers to the children.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Till all the people. The Hebrew here is גוֹּי, not the usual word for people, but that usually applied to the Gentiles (equivalent to ἔθνος, by which word it is usually rendered in the LXX.). It is applied to the Israelites in <a href="/joshua/3-17.htm">Joshua 3:17</a>; <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Joshua 4:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>; <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Isaiah 26:2</a>. See also <a href="/exodus/33-13.htm">Exodus 33:13</a>. In the singular it means a people in the more general sense, a nation, as distinguished from a people in whom one has an interest. In the plural it always means the Gentiles. עַס. (LXX., λαός), the word usually applied to the people of God, is not used here, because the people who "provoked God in the wilderness" had made themselves in a sense a rejected people. Delitzsch regards this (after Calvin) as a sign that, for the time at least, the covenant between God and Israel was annulled, permanently in the case of those who were condemned to die in the wilderness, temporarily only in their descendants, who were formally reconciled to God, and restored to their former covenant position by this solemn performance of the covenant rite of circumcision (see note on verse 2). So also Hengstenberg, 'Geschichte des Reiches Gottes,' p. 205. The difficulty about the passover may be met by supposing that those only who were circumcised - a constantly decreasing number, of course - were allowed to celebrate that feast. Knobel would understand that in consequence of the "unquiet, unsettled, uncomfortable life" the Israelites led in the wilderness, they could keep very few of the ordained feasts. He continues: "the Elohist knows nothing of any cessation." Nevertheless we read of no passover being kept after the one recorded in <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Numbers 9:5</a>, so that if "the Elohist knows of no cessation," he knows as little of any continued observance of the feast. But there is no certainty on the point. Considering the loose way in which the word כֹל is used in Scripture (see, for instance, <a href="/genesis/4-14.htm">Genesis 4:14</a>), we need not press the word to include all who were born after the departure from Egypt, but only those who were born after the rejection of the people recorded in <a href="/numbers/14-26.htm">Numbers 14:26</a>, sqq. This rejection, be it remembered, did not include all the Israelites who were born in Egypt, but only those who were over twenty years of age (<a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29</a>). The view of Kurz (3:323, Clark's translation), that circumcision was suspended on account of the continual movements of the Israelites, is refuted by Delitzsch's remark that the Israelites were not continually on the march, but that they often encamped in one place for a long period, a period far longer, in fact, than the time in which they abode in Gilgal. Delitzsch asks why this circumcision did not take place before, why it was not performed as soon as they crossed the brook Zered. The answer is that, until the Jordan was crossed, they had not taken formal possession of their own land. As soon as, under the Divine protection, they had crossed the Jordan, the long-delayed promise was fulfilled. God's covenant with Abraham was accomplished, and now they, in their turn, had to place themselves once more in the position of God's covenant people, bound to serve Him with their whole heart. For a fuller discussion of this question see Keil's Commentary, and Hengstenberg in the passage cited above. We may observe that God fulfils His part of the covenant first, and then it is man's duty to fulfil his. God, under the Christian dispensation, first places us in the state of salvation. Then it becomes our duty to make that salvation sure by overcoming God's enemies, by the help which He never fails to afford. Give us. This introduction of the first person into the middle of the sentence is unexpected. Some MSS. and editors read "to them" (see note on ver. 1, and <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm">Psalm 66:6</a>, where there is a similar change of person). A land that floweth with milk and honey. This, says Keil, "is a standing expression in the Pentateuch to express the great fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk and honey are produced by a land rich in grass and flowers, which were both of them plentiful in Canaan (see <a href="/isaiah/7-15.htm">Isaiah 7:15, 22</a>). Milk, not only of cows, but of sheep and goats also (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a>), and eaten sometimes sweet, at other times thick or curdled (חמאה), was a leading article of food amongst the ancient Hebrews, as it is in the present day in most Eastern countries, and Palestine was peculiarly fitted for the rearing of cattle. Honey also, especially that of wild bees, was found in large quantities (<a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8</a>, sqq.; <a href="/1_samuel/14-26.htm">1 Samuel 14:26</a>; <a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a>), and is still found, notwithstanding its present desolate condition." Some have thought דבַשׁ to mean the newly expressed juice of grapes, which, under the Arabic name of dibs, is largely used at present in Palestine, and is even exported to other countries. But in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a>, <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Psalm 81:16</a>, wild honey is clearly meant, which is to this day deposited by bees, in the clefts of the rock, whence it often overflows and is received into vessels placed beneath (see <a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3</a>; <a href="/songs/4-11.htm">Song of Solomon 4:11</a>; Jahn, 'Biblical Archaeology;' and Smith's Dictionary of the Bible.) <a href="/commentaries/joshua/5-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י ׀ (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the Israelites בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son had wandered הָלְכ֣וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech forty אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_705.htm">Strong's 705: </a> Forty years, שָׁנָ֗ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nation’s הַגּ֜וֹי (hag·gō·w) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts men אַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person of war הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war who had come out הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים (hay·yō·ṣə·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of Egypt מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa had died, תֹּ֨ם (tōm) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> To be complete or finished since אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they did not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no obey שָׁמְע֖וּ (šā·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel So אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel vowed נִשְׁבַּ֤ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear never לְבִלְתִּ֞י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until to let them see הַרְאוֹתָ֣ם (har·’ō·w·ṯām) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land He יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had sworn נִשְׁבַּ֨ע (niš·ba‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> To seven oneself, swear to their fathers לַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙ (la·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father to give us, לָ֣תֶת (lā·ṯeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set a land אֶ֛רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land flowing זָבַ֥ת (zā·ḇaṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2100.htm">Strong's 2100: </a> To flow freely, to have a, flux, to waste away, to overflow with milk חָלָ֖ב (ḥā·lāḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk and honey. וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1706.htm">Strong's 1706: </a> Honey, syrup <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/5-6.htm">Joshua 5:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">OT History: Joshua 5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty (Josh. 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