在吉甲行割礼

在约旦河西岸一带的亚摩利众王和沿海一带的迦南众王,听说耶和华为了让以色列人过河而使约旦河成为干地,都吓得胆战心惊,勇气尽失。

那时,耶和华对约书亚说:“你用火石做成刀子,再次给以色列人行割礼。” 约书亚便用火石做成刀子,在割礼山给以色列人行了割礼。

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Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast(A) heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they[a] had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear(B) and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.

Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(C) and circumcise(D) the Israelites again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:1 Another textual tradition we
  2. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.