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Joshua 5:3

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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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Joshua^H3091 made^H6213 him sharp^H6697 knives^H2719, and circumcised^H4135 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 at the hill^H1389 of the foreskins^H6190.

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּעַשׂ־לֹו יְהֹושֻׁעַ חַרְבֹות צֻרִים וַיָּמָל אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־גִּבְעַת הָעֲרָלֹות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּעַשׂ	va/i.ya.'as-	H6213	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he made
ל֥/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	for (the)/ himself
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	ye.ho.Shu.a'	H3091	HNp	Joshua
חַֽרְב֣וֹת	char.Vot	H2719	HNcfpc	knives of
צֻרִ֑ים	tzu.Rim	H6697	HNcmpa	flint(s)
וַ/יָּ֨מָל֙	va/i.Ya.mol	H4135	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he circumcised
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
בְּנֵ֣י	be.Nei	H1121	HNcmpc	(the) people of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
גִּבְעַ֖ת	giv.'At	H1389	HNcfsc	(the) hill of
הָ/עֲרָלֽוֹת	ha./'a.ra.Lot	H6190	HTd/Ncfpa	(the)/ foreskins

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H1389 — גִּבְעָה (gibʻâh, ghib-aw'): feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill.
• H2719 — חֶרֶב (chereb, kheh'-reb): from חָרַב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
• H3091 — יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ, yeh-ho-shoo'-ah): or יְהוֹשֻׁעַ; from יְהֹוָה and יָשַׁע; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader; Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare הוֹשֵׁעַ, יֵשׁוּעַ.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4135 — מוּל (mûwl, mool): a primitive root; to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy; circumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.
• H6190 — עׇרְלָה (ʻorlâh, or-law'): feminine of עָרֵל; the prepuce; foreskin, [phrase] uncircumcised.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
• H6697 — צוּר (tsûwr, tsoor): or צֻר; from צוּר; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous); edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also בֵּית צוּר.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Joshua — Genesis 17:23-27, Matthew 16:24

Reciprocal references (3): Genesis 17:11, Exodus 4:25, 1 Samuel 18:25

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CIRCUMCISION
• Nave’s: CIRCUMCISION, GILGAL, REVIVALS

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