Joshua

Joshua 5:2–3

²At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.^c” ³So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.^d

Footnotes

c 5:2 Literally again the second time
d 5:3 Gibeath-haaraloth means the hill of the foreskins.

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Joshua 5:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At that	הַהִ֗יא	ha·hî	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
time	בָּעֵ֣ת	bā·‘êṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
Make	עֲשֵׂ֥ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
flint	צֻרִ֑ים	ṣu·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6697 rock, cliff
knives	חַֽרְב֣וֹת	ḥar·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2719 sword
and circumcise	מֹ֥ל	mōl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4135 circumcise
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
once again	וְשׁ֛וּב	wə·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

Joshua 5:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
made	וַיַּעַשׂ־	way·ya·‘aś-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
flint	צֻרִ֑ים	ṣu·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6697 rock, cliff
knives	חַֽרְב֣וֹת	ḥar·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H2719 sword
and circumcised	וַיָּ֙מָל֙	way·yā·māl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4135 circumcise
the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Gibeath-haaraloth	גִּבְעַ֖ת	giḇ·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1389 hill

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Joshua 5:2 Deuteronomy 30:6 · Deuteronomy 10:16 · Exodus 4:25 · Genesis 17:10–14 · Colossians 2:11 · Romans 4:11 · Romans 2:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.