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And their sons whom He raised up in their place, Joshua [a]circumcised; for they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them along the way.

Now it happened that when they had completed circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were [b]healed. Then Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away (A)the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is called [c]Gilgal to this day.

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  1. Joshua 5:7 Lit circumcised them
  2. Joshua 5:8 Lit revived
  3. Joshua 5:9 Lit Rolling

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. And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.(A)

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.

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  1. Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.