# Joshua 5.9

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**Book:** [Joshua](/codex/joshua/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them did Joshua circumcise: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 8. And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the nation, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
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> **9. And Jehovah 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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> 10. 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. 11. And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day. (Joshua 5:7-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. Their children, whom he raised up in their place, were circumcised by Joshua; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way. 8. When they were done circumcising the whole nation, they stayed in their places in the camp until they were healed.
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> **9. Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt off of you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal, to this day.**
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> 10. The children of Israel encamped in Gilgal. They kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the month at evening in the plains of Jericho. 11. They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day. (Joshua 5:7-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. 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. 8. 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. <sup>they had: Heb. the people had made an end to be circumcised</sup>
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> **9. 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. <sup>Gilgal: that is Rolling</sup>**
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> 10. 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. 11. 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. (Joshua 5:7-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. and their sons He raised up in their stead, them hath Joshua circumcised, for they have been uncircumcised, for they have not circumcised them in the way. 8. And it cometh to pass when all the nation have completed to be circumcised, that they abide in their places in the camp till their recovering;
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> **9. and Jehovah saith unto Joshua, 'To-day I have rolled the reproach of Egypt from off you;' and [one] calleth the name of that place Gilgal unto this day.**
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> 10. And the sons of Israel encamp in Gilgal, and make the passover on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the plains of Jericho; 11. and they eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow of the passover, unleavened things and roasted [corn], in this self-same day; (Joshua 5:7-11, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## 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._

- [H3091 - Yehoshua](/codex/h3091-yehoshua/), *Yehoshua*, Strong's H3091
- [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), *shem*, Strong's H8034
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH*, Strong's H3068

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## Quoted in

**Passages:**

- [Amos 5.5](/codex/amos-5-5/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.