Joshua 5:4
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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.Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
In other translations
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.Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
Hebrew words
וְזֶהvezehand thisH2088הַדָּבָרhadavar[is] the reasonH1697אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whyH834מָלmalhe circumcisedH4135יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַיֹּצֵאhaiyotze'which had come outH3318מִמִּצְרַיִםmimitzrayimfrom EgyptH4714הַזְּכָרִיםhazekharimthe malesH2145כֹּל׀kolallH3605אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582הַמִּלְחָמָהhamilchamah<the> warH4421מֵתוּmetuthey had diedH4191בַמִּדְבָּרvamidbarin the wildernessH4057בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekhon the wayH1870בְּצֵאתָםbetzetamwhen went out theyH3318מִמִּצְרָיִם׃mimitzrayimfrom EgyptH4714
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Related verses
- Numbers 26:64-6564 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.64 Among all these, however, there was not one who had been numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the LORD had told them that they would surely die in the wilderness. Not one was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
- Deuteronomy 2:16So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,Now when all the fighting men among the people had died,
- 1 Corinthians 10:5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
- Hebrews 3:17-1917 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.17 And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? 19 So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter.
- Deuteronomy 2:14And the space in which we came from Kadesh–barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the Lord sware unto them.The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.
- Numbers 14:22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
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Topics
People and places
People: Joshua
Places: Egypt