Passage

Joshua 5.1

Book: Joshua · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. 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 Jehovah had dried up the waters of the 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 Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 3. And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins." (Joshua 5:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. When all the kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, who were by the sea, heard how Yahweh had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we had crossed over, their heart melted, and there was no more spirit in them, because of the children of Israel."

"2. At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.” 3. Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins." (Joshua 5:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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. ^{sharp: or, knives of flints} 3. And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. ^{sharp: or, knives of flints} ^{the hill: or, Gibeah-haaraloth}" (Joshua 5:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And it cometh to pass when all the kings of the Amorite which [are] beyond the Jordan, towards the sea, and all the kings of the Canaanite which [are] by the sea, hear how that Jehovah hath dried up the waters of the Jordan at the presence of the sons of Israel till their passing over, that their heart is melted, and there hath not been in them any more spirit because of the presence of the sons of Israel."

"2. At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, 'Make for thee knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time;' 3. and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins." (Joshua 5:1-3, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H7307 - ruach

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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