Joshua 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”

Joshua 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.””

Joshua 5:2 — World English Bible

Joshua 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. ”

Joshua 5:2 — American Standard Version

Joshua 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, `Make for thee knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time;'”

Joshua 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, Make thee stone-knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. ”

Joshua 5:2 — Darby Translation

Joshua 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That same time the Lord said vnto Ioshua, Make thee sharpe kniues, and returne, and circumcise the sonnes of Israel the second time.”

Joshua 5:2 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 5:2 in Context — Joshua 5

1 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.

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What Does Joshua 5:2 Mean?

Joshua 5:2 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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