Book 06 : NEVIIM - JOSHUA - Chapter 005
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And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites,
that were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, that
were by the sea, heard how that HaShem had dried up the waters of the Jordan
from before the children of Israel, until they were passed over, that their
heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children
of Israel
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At that time HaShem said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of
flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
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And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the
children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth
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And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the
people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war,
died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt
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For 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, had not been circumcised
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For the children of Israel walked forty years in the
wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of
Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of HaShem; unto
whom HaShem swore that He would not let them see the land which HaShem swore
unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey
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And He raised up their children in their stead; them did
Joshua circumcise; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been
circumcised by the way
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And it came to pass, when all the nation were circumcised,
every one of them, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were
whole
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And HaShem said unto Joshua: 'This day have I rolled away
the reproach of Egypt from off you.' Wherefore the name of that place was called
Gilgal, unto this day
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And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal; and they
kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of
Jericho
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And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow
after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched corn, in the selfsame day
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And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten
of the produce 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
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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?
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And he said: 'Nay, but I am captain of the host of HaShem;
I am now come.' And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and
said unto him: 'What saith my lord unto his servant?
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And the captain of HaShem'S host said unto Joshua: 'Put
off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy.'
And Joshua did so
Book 06 : NEVIIM - JOSHUA - Chapter 005
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