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Joshua 5:7-9
EasyEnglish Bible
Joshua 5:7-9
EasyEnglish Bible
7 Now Joshua circumcised their sons, who had taken their place. Their fathers had not circumcised them while they travelled in the desert.
8 All of the Israelite men were circumcised. Then they stayed there in Gilgal until they were strong again. 9 The Lord said to Joshua, ‘This shows that you are no longer ashamed to be slaves, as you were in Egypt. Today I have taken away your shame.’
So they called that place Gilgal, and it still has that name.[a]
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- 5:9 Gilgal means ‘taken away’.
Joshua 5:7-9
New International Version
Joshua 5:7-9
New International Version
7 So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way. 8 And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.(A)
9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[a](B) to this day.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.
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