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href="/bsb/joshua/5.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/joshua/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After all the males had been circumcised, they rested in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp till they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when they had finished circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when they had finished circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now it came about when they had finished circumcising all the nation, that they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now it happened that when they had completed circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then, when they had finished circumcising all [the males of] the nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the entire nation had been circumcised, they stayed where they were in the camp until they recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After the entire nation had been circumcised, they stayed where they were in the camp until they recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone who had been circumcised needed time to heal, and they stayed in camp. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When all the men had been circumcised, they remained in the camp until they recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After the circumcision was completed, the whole nation stayed in the camp until the wounds had healed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the circumcision of the entire nation was complete, they remained in their places within the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When all the men had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they had healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And it happened, when they were done circumcising all the nation, that they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And it comes to pass, when all the nation has completed to be circumcised, that they abide in their places in the camp until their recovering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it cometh to pass when all the nation have completed to be circumcised, that they abide in their places in the camp till their recovering;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be as all the people finished to be circumcised, and they dwelt in their place in the camp till they revived.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now after they were all circumcised, they remained in the same place of the camp, until they were healed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, after they were all circumcised, they remained in the same place of the camp until they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the circumcision of the entire nation was complete, they remained in camp where they were, until they recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the circumcising of all the nation was done, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when all the people were circumcised, they remained in their places in the camp till they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when all the people were done being circumcised, they dwelt in their places in the camp until they were healed<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it came to pass, when all the nation were circumcised, every one of them, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when they had been circumcised they rested continuing there in the camp till they were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/5-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=941" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/5.htm">The Circumcision at Gilgal</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>And 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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer- (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: tam·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (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</a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: lə·him·mō·wl (Prep-l:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">had been circumcised,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: way·yê·šə·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">they stayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ṯaḥ·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: bam·ma·ḥă·neh (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">in the camp</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/2421.htm" title="2421: ḥă·yō·w·ṯām (V-Qal-Inf:: 3mp) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">they were healed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a></span><br />This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. / You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. / Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48</a></span><br />If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a></span><br />And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></span><br />Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Deuteronomy 30:6</a></span><br />The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11-12</a></span><br />In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Galatians 5:6</a></span><br />For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-15.htm">Galatians 6:15</a></span><br />For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3</a></span><br />For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-8.htm">Acts 7:8</a></span><br />Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Genesis 34:14-17</a></span><br />“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. / We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. / Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7-9</a></span><br />In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">1 Corinthians 7:18-19</a></span><br />Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp, till they were whole.</p><p class="hdg">when they, etc.</p><p class="hdg">till they were whole</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/2-22.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/joshua/3-14.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/joshua/5-7.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Circumcising</a> <a href="/joshua/5-7.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/joshua/4-11.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/joshua/2-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/5-6.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Recovering</a> <a href="/joshua/4-19.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Undergone</a> <a href="/joshua/4-1.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/8-9.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/joshua/6-11.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Circumcising</a> <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/ruth/2-21.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-3.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/joshua/8-13.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Recovering</a> <a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/psalms/73-14.htm">Undergone</a> <a href="/joshua/6-24.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/5-1.htm">The Canaanites are afraid</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua renews circumcision</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/5-10.htm">The Passover is kept at Gilgal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">manna ceases</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/5-13.htm">An angel appears to Joshua</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And after all the nation had been circumcised</b><br>This phrase refers to the act of circumcision, which was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). The Israelites had neglected this practice during their 40 years in the wilderness (<a href="/joshua/5-5.htm">Joshua 5:5</a>). This event marks a renewal of the covenant as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. Circumcision was a physical sign of spiritual commitment and obedience to God. It also set the Israelites apart from other nations, symbolizing purity and dedication to God’s laws.<p><b>they stayed there in the camp</b><br>The camp was located at Gilgal, near the Jordan River. Gilgal served as the Israelites' base of operations during the initial conquest of Canaan. The name "Gilgal" is associated with the Hebrew word for "rolling," as God declared He had "rolled away the reproach of Egypt" from them (<a href="/joshua/5-9.htm">Joshua 5:9</a>). This location was significant as it was their first encampment in the Promised Land, symbolizing a new beginning and a place of spiritual renewal.<p><b>until they were healed</b><br>The healing period was necessary due to the physical nature of circumcision, which required time for recovery. This pause before engaging in battle against the Canaanites demonstrates reliance on God’s timing and provision. It also reflects a period of spiritual preparation and purification. The healing can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual restoration, aligning with themes of renewal and readiness to fulfill God’s promises. This act of obedience and the subsequent healing foreshadow the spiritual healing and renewal found in Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who succeeded Moses and led the people into the Promised Land. He is responsible for ensuring the Israelites follow God's commands, including the circumcision of the new generation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, who are now entering the Promised Land after wandering in the wilderness for 40 years. This new generation had not been circumcised during the journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilgal.htm">Gilgal</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River. It is here that the circumcision took place, marking a new beginning for the people in the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>A physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants. It was a necessary act of obedience and consecration for the Israelites before they could partake in the Passover and claim the land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/healing.htm">Healing</a></b><br>The period of recovery after circumcision, symbolizing a time of preparation and renewal before undertaking the conquest of Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites' willingness to undergo circumcision demonstrates their obedience and commitment to God's covenant. Believers today are called to obey God's commands, even when it requires personal sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_god's_promises.htm">Preparation for God's Promises</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites needed to be circumcised before entering the Promised Land, believers must prepare their hearts and lives to receive God's promises and fulfill His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/healing_and_renewal.htm">Healing and Renewal</a></b><br>The period of healing at Gilgal symbolizes spiritual renewal. Christians are encouraged to seek times of rest and spiritual renewal to be effective in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_identity.htm">Covenant Identity</a></b><br>Circumcision was a mark of identity for the Israelites. Believers today find their identity in Christ, marked by the Holy Spirit, and are called to live in a way that reflects their covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_joshua_lead_the_israelites.htm">How did Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/augustus_caesar's_biblical_role.htm">What is Ai's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/joshua_5_2-7__how_was_mass_circumcision_safe.htm">Joshua 5:2–7: How could an entire fighting force undergo circumcision en masse without any health risks or attack from nearby enemies? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_christians_support_war_despite_jesus.htm">Why do Christians often support war and violence despite Jesus' teachings on loving enemies?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Till they were whole.</span> Literally, <span class="accented">till they revived</span>, as in <a href="/genesis/20-7.htm">Genesis 20:7</a>; <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a>; <a href="/2_kings/8-8.htm">2 Kings 8:8</a>. Objections have been raised (see Keil and Delitzsch <span class="accented">in loc.</span>) to the possibility of this circumcision taking place in one day. But it has been shown by calculation that between one-third and one-fourth of the people who remained had been circumcised already, and that therefore such an operation as this could be performed with the utmost ease in a very short time. The word <span class="hebrew">גוִו</span> is used here again, since the people were still Gentiles until the rite of circumcision was performed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/5-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nation</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּ֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had been circumcised,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהִמּ֑וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·him·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they stayed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there</span><br /><span class="heb">תַחְתָּ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯaḥ·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the camp</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bam·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they were healed.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲיוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·yō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/5-8.htm">Joshua 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/5-8.htm">OT History: Joshua 5:8 It happened when they were done circumcising (Josh. 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