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Jozua 5
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Jozua 5
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De volken in Kanaän worden bang
5 De koningen van de Amorieten aan de westkant van de Jordaan en de koningen van de Kanaänieten langs de zee hoorden, dat de Heer de Jordaan had laten opdrogen totdat alle Israëlieten waren overgestoken. Daardoor werden ze erg bang voor de Israëlieten. De moed zonk hun in de schoenen.
De Israëlieten worden opnieuw besneden
2 Toen zei de Heer tegen Jozua: "Maak stenen messen en besnijd alle Israëlieten."[a] 3 Toen maakte Jozua stenen messen en besneed de Israëlieten op de 'Heuvel van de Besnijdenis'. 4 Alle volwassen mannen die uit Egypte waren vertrokken, waren onderweg in de woestijn gestorven. 5 Zij waren allemaal besneden geweest. Maar de mannen die later in de woestijn geboren waren, waren nog niet besneden. 6 De Israëlieten hebben 40 jaar lang door de woestijn getrokken. Totdat alle volwassen mannen die uit Egypte waren vertrokken, gestorven waren. Dat was omdat ze de Heer niet hadden willen gehoorzamen. De Heer had gezworen dat zij niet in het prachtige en vruchtbare land zouden komen dat Hij aan hun voorvaders had beloofd. 7 In plaats van aan hen, heeft Hij het aan hun zonen gegeven. Nu moest Jozua die mannen besnijden, omdat ze onderweg nog niet besneden waren. 8 Toen het hele volk zich had laten besnijden, bleven ze waar ze waren in het tentenkamp, totdat ze zich weer goed voelden. 9 En de Heer zei tegen Jozua: "Vandaag heb Ik de schande van Egypte van jullie afgehaald." Daarom wordt die plaats nog steeds Gilgal (= 'afrollen') genoemd.
Het eerste Paasfeest in het beloofde land
10 De Israëlieten vierden in het tentenkamp in Gilgal het Paasfeest,[b] op de avond van de 14e dag van die maand, in de vlakte van Jericho. 11 De dag na het Paasfeest aten ze van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide. Ze aten ongegist brood en geroosterd graan. 12 De dag nadat ze voor het eerst gegeten hadden van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide, viel er geen manna meer.[c] Ze kregen dus geen manna meer, maar aten dat jaar van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide.
Jozua ontmoet een gewapende man
13 Toen Jozua op een keer vlak bij Jericho was, zag hij plotseling een man tegenover zich staan met een zwaard in de hand. Jozua liep naar hem toe en vroeg: "Mijn heer, hoort u bij ons of bij onze vijanden?" 14 Maar de man antwoordde: "Geen van beide. Ik ben de aanvoerder van het leger van de Heer. Nu ben ik gekomen." Jozua knielde neer, boog zich diep en zei tegen hem: "Heer, wat komt u mij zeggen?" 15 De aanvoerder van het leger van de Heer antwoordde hem: "Trek eerst je schoenen uit, want je staat op heilige grond." Toen trok Jozua zijn schoenen uit. (lees verder)
Footnotes
- Jozua 5:2 Alle Israëlitische mannen moesten hun geslachtsdeel laten besnijden. Dat was het teken van het verbond van God met het volk Israël. Lees Genesis 17:9-14.
- Jozua 5:10 Op het Paasfeest vierden de Israëlieten hun vertrek uit Egypte. Lees Exodus 12:1-28.
- Jozua 5:12 Tijdens hun reis door de woestijn had God er elke dag voor gezorgd dat ze brood te eten hadden. Lees Exodus 16.
Joshua 5
King James Version
Joshua 5
King James Version
5 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
4 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.
5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8 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.
9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Joshua 5
New International Version
Joshua 5
New International Version
5 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
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(C) and circumcise(D) the Israelites again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[b]
4 Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age(E)—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.(F) 5 All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not. 6 The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness(G) forty years(H) until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the Lord. For the Lord had sworn to them that they would not see the land he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us,(I) a land flowing with milk and honey.(J) 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.(K)
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[c](L) to this day.
10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,(M) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.(N) 11 The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land:(O) unleavened bread(P) and roasted grain.(Q) 12 The manna stopped the day after[d] they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.(R)
The Fall of Jericho
13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man(S) standing in front of him with a drawn sword(T) in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(U) to the ground(V) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[e] have for his servant?”
15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”(W) And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 Another textual tradition we
- Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.
- Joshua 5:12 Or the day
- Joshua 5:14 Or lord
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