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
.
At that time the LORD
said
unto Joshua
, Make
thee sharp
knives
, and circumcise
again
the children
of Israel
the second time
.
And Joshua made
him sharp
knives
, and circumcised
the children
of Israel
at the hill
of the foreskins
.
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 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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
?
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
?
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.