Joshua 5:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Joshua made sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעַשׂ־ל֥וֹ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וַיָּ֙מָל֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־גִּבְעַ֖ת הָעֲרָלֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaʿaś for himself yəhôšuaʿ ḥarḇôṯ ṣurîm and wayyāmāl ʾeṯ bənê yiśrāʾēl at giḇʿaṯ hāʿărālôṯ.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿaś*: waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he made
• *yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *ḥarḇôṯ*: noun feminine plural construct - knives of
• *ṣurîm*: noun masculine plural - flints/rocks
• *wayyāmāl*: waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he circumcised
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *giḇʿaṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - hill of
• *hāʿărālôṯ*: definite article + noun feminine plural - the foreskins

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿaś*: and he made/prepared/fashioned
• *ḥarḇôṯ*: knives/sharp implements
• *ṣurîm*: flints/rocks/sharp stones
• *wayyāmāl*: and he circumcised/cut
• *giḇʿaṯ*: hill of/height of
• *hāʿărālôṯ*: the foreskins/prepuces

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And hua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joshua{H3091} made{H6213}{(H8799)} him sharp{H6697} knives{H2719}, and circumcised{H4135}{(H8799)} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} at the hill{H1389} of the foreskins{H6190}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Iosua made him knyues of stone, and circumcysed the childre of Israel vpon the toppe of the foreskynnes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Ioshua made him sharpe kniues & circumcised the sonnes of Israel in the hill of the foreskinnes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iosuah made him sharpe kniues, and circumcised the children of Israel in the hill of the foreskinnes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joshua made him knives of lint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Joshua made stone knives and gave the children of Israel circumcision at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 17:23-27 : 23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin that very same day, as God had said to him. 24 And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 26 On that very same day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, born in the house or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
• Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.