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1. So the Lord dried up the Jordan River until the Israelites finished crossing it. The kings of the Amorites living west of the Jordan River and the Canaanites living by the Mediterranean Sea heard about this and became very frightened. After that they were not brave enough to stand and fight against the Israelites.
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1. And it came to pass H1961 , when all H3605 the kings H4428 of the Amorites H567 , which H834 were on the side H5676 of Jordan H3383 westward H3220 , and all H3605 the kings H4428 of the Canaanites H3669 , which H834 were by H5921 the sea H3220 , heard H8085 H853 that H834 the LORD H3068 had dried up H3001 H853 the waters H4325 of Jordan H3383 from before H4480 H6440 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , until H5704 we were passed over H5674 , that their heart H3824 melted H4549 , neither H3808 was H1961 there spirit H7307 in them any more H5750 , because H4480 H6440 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 .
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2. At that time the Lord said to Joshua, "Make knives from flint rocks and circumcise the men of Israel."
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2. At that H1931 time H6256 the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , Make H6213 thee sharp H6864 knives H2719 , and circumcise H4135 again H7725 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 the second H8145 time.
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3. So Joshua made knives from flint rocks. Then he circumcised the men of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.
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3. And Joshua H3091 made H6213 him sharp H6864 knives H2719 , and circumcised H4135 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 at H413 the hill H1389 of the foreskins H6190 .
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4. This is why Joshua circumcised the men: After the Israelites left Egypt, all the men who were able to serve in the army were circumcised. While in the desert, many of the fighting men did not listen to the Lord. So the Lord promised that they would not see the "land where much food grows." He promised our ancestors to give us that land, but because of those men, he forced the people to wander in the desert for 40 years. That way all those fighting men would die. So all the fighting men died, and their sons took their place. But none of the boys who were born in the desert on the trip from Egypt had been circumcised. So Joshua circumcised them.
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4. And this H2088 is the cause H1697 why H834 Joshua H3091 did circumcise H4135 : All H3605 the people H5971 that came out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 , that were males H2145 , even all H3605 the men H376 of war H4421 , died H4191 in the wilderness H4057 by the way H1870 , after they came out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 .
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5. Now H3588 all H3605 the people H5971 that came out H3318 were H1961 circumcised H4135 : but all H3605 the people H5971 that were born H3209 in the wilderness H4057 by the way H1870 as they came forth H3318 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 , them they had not H3808 circumcised H4135 .
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6. For H3588 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 walked H1980 forty H705 years H8141 in the wilderness H4057 , till H5704 all H3605 the people H1471 that were men H376 of war H4421 , which came out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 , were consumed H8552 , because H834 they obeyed H8085 not H3808 the voice H6963 of the LORD H3068 : unto whom H834 the LORD H3068 swore H7650 that he would not H1115 show H7200 them H853 the land H776 , which H834 the LORD H3068 swore H7650 unto their fathers H1 that he would give H5414 us , a land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 .
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7. And their children H1121 , whom he raised up H6965 in their stead H8478 , them Joshua H3091 circumcised H4135 : for H3588 they were H1961 uncircumcised H6189 , because H3588 they had not H3808 circumcised H4135 them by the way H1870 .
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8. Joshua finished circumcising all the men. The people camped at that place until all the men were healed.
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8. And it came to pass H1961 , when H834 they had done H8552 circumcising H4135 all H3605 the people H1471 , that they abode H3427 in their places H8478 in the camp H4264 , till H5704 they were whole H2421 .
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9. Then the Lord said to Joshua, "You were slaves in Egypt, and this made you ashamed. But today I have taken away that shame." So Joshua named that place Gilgal. And that place is still named Gilgal today.
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9. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , This day H3117 have I rolled away H1556 H853 the reproach H2781 of Egypt H4714 from off H4480 H5921 you . Wherefore the name H8034 of the place H4725 is called H7121 Gilgal H1537 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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10. The Israelites celebrated Passover while they were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho. This was on the evening of the 14 day of the month.
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10. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 encamped H2583 in Gilgal H1537 , and kept H6213 H853 the passover H6453 on the fourteenth H702 H6240 day H3117 of the month H2320 at even H6153 in the plains H6160 of Jericho H3405 .
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11. The day after Passover, the people ate food that grew in that land. They ate bread made without yeast and roasted grain.
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11. And they did eat H398 of the old corn H4480 H5669 of the land H776 on the morrow after H4480 H4283 the passover H6453 , unleavened cakes H4682 , and parched H7033 corn in the selfsame H6106 H2088 day H3117 .
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12. The next morning, the manna from heaven stopped coming. This happened the first day after the people ate the food that grew in the land of Canaan. From that time on, the Israelites did not get the manna from heaven.
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12. And the manna H4478 ceased H7673 on the morrow H4480 H4283 after they had eaten H398 of the old corn H4480 H5669 of the land H776 ; neither H3808 had H1961 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 manna H4478 any more H5750 ; but they did eat H398 of the fruit H4480 H8393 of the land H776 of Canaan H3667 that H1931 year H8141 .
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13. When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him. The man had a sword in his hand. Joshua went to the man and asked, "Are you a friend to our people, or are you one of our enemies?"
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13. And it came to pass H1961 , when Joshua H3091 was H1961 by Jericho H3405 , that he lifted up H5375 his eyes H5869 and looked H7200 , and, behold H2009 , there stood H5975 a man H376 over against H5048 him with his sword H2719 drawn H8025 in his hand H3027 : and Joshua H3091 went H1980 unto him H413 , and said H559 unto him, Art thou H859 for us, or H518 for our adversaries H6862 ?
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14. The man answered, "I am not an enemy. I am the commander of the Lord's army. I have just now come to you." Then Joshua bowed his face to the ground to show respect and said, "I am your servant. Does my master have a command for me?"
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14. And he said H559 , Nay H3808 ; but H3588 as captain H8269 of the host H6635 of the LORD H3068 am I H589 now H6258 come H935 . And Joshua H3091 fell H5307 on H413 his face H6440 to the earth H776 , and did worship H7812 , and said H559 unto him, What H4100 saith H1696 my lord H113 unto H413 his servant H5650 ?
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15. The commander of the Lord's army answered, "Take off your sandals. The place where you are standing is holy." So Joshua obeyed him.
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15. And the captain H8269 of the LORD H3068 's host H6635 said H559 unto H413 Joshua H3091 , Loose H5394 thy shoe H5275 from off H4480 H5921 thy foot H7272 ; for H3588 the place H4725 whereon H834 H5921 thou H859 standest H5975 is holy H6944 . And Joshua H3091 did H6213 so H3651 .
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