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¶ At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

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At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (A)flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[a] And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (B)all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath-haaraloth means the hill of the foreskins