Joshua

Chapter 5

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y kishshemo֣'a kּal-maleke֣y ha'emori֡y 'ashsher֩ bּe'e֨ber hayּaredּe֜n ya֗mּah vekal-maleke֤y haֽkּena'aniy֙ 'ashshe֣r 'al-hayּa֔m 'e֠t 'ashsher-hobi֨yshsh yehva֜h 'et-me֧y hayּaredּe֛n mipּene֥y beneֽy-yishsera'e֖l 'ad-'brnv 'abera֑m vayּimּa֣s lebaba֗m velo'-ha֨yah ba֥m 'od֙ r֔ucha mipּene֖y bּeneֽy-yishsera'eֽl׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.

וַיְהִ֣י כִשְׁמֹ֣עַ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָאֱמֹרִ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ בְּעֵ֨בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֜ן יָ֗מָּה וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֤י הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַיָּ֔ם אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־הוֹבִ֨ישׁ יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־מֵ֧י הַיַּרְדֵּ֛ן מִפְּנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־עברנו עָבְרָ֑ם וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבָ֗ם וְלֹא־הָ֨יָה בָ֥ם עוֹד֙ ר֔וּחַ מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'e֣t hahi֗y 'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'el-yehoshshu֔'a 'ashse֥h leka֖ chaֽreb֣ot tzuri֑ym veshsh֛ub mo֥l 'et-bּeneֽy-yishsera'e֖l shsheniֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)At that time the LORD said to Joshua, "Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again."

בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veze֥h hadּaba֖r 'ashsher-ma֣l yehoshshu֑'a kּal-ha'a֣m hayּotze'֩ mimּitzera֨yim hazּekari֜ym kּo֣l ׀ 'aneshshe֣y hamּilechama֗h me֤tu bamּidebּar֙ bּadּe֔reke bּetze'ta֖m mimּitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt, all the men of military age, died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.

וְזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁר־מָ֣ל יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם הַיֹּצֵא֩ מִמִּצְרַ֨יִם הַזְּכָרִ֜ים כֹּ֣ל ׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה מֵ֤תוּ בַמִּדְבָּר֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-muli֣ym hay֔u kּal-ha'a֖m hayּoֽtze'i֑ym vekal-ha֠'am hayּilּodi֨ym bּamּidebּa֥r bּadּe֛reke bּetze'ta֥m mimּitzera֖yim lo'-maֽlu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not.

כִּֽי־מֻלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כָּל־הָעָ֖ם הַיֹּֽצְאִ֑ים וְכָל־הָ֠עָם הַיִּלֹּדִ֨ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ בְּצֵאתָ֥ם מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם לֹא־מָֽלוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ׀ 'arebּa'i֣ym shshana֗h halek֣u beneֽy-yishsera'el֮ bּamּidebּar֒ 'ad-tּo֨m kּal-hagּ֜oy 'aneshshe֤y hamּilechamah֙ hayּotze'i֣ym mimּitzera֔yim 'ashshe֥r loֽ'-shshame'֖u bּeq֣ol yehva֑h 'ashshe֨r nishshebּa֤ yehvah֙ lahe֔m lebiletּi֞y hare'ota֣m 'et-ha'a֗retz 'ashsher֩ nishshebּa֨ yehva֤h lֽa'abotam֙ la֣tet la֔nu 'e֛retz zaba֥t chala֖b udebaֽshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness forty years until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the LORD. For the LORD had sworn to them that they would not see the land he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

כִּ֣י ׀ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה הָלְכ֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ עַד־תֹּ֨ם כָּל־הַגּ֜וֹי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֞י הַרְאוֹתָ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֤ה לַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙ לָ֣תֶת לָ֔נוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-bּeneyhem֙ heqi֣ym tּachetּa֔m 'ota֖m ma֣l yehoshshu֑'a kּiy-'areli֣ym hay֔u kּi֛y lo'-ma֥lu 'ota֖m bּadּaֽreke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way.

וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ הֵקִ֣ים תַּחְתָּ֔ם אֹתָ֖ם מָ֣ל יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כִּ֛י לֹא־מָ֥לוּ אוֹתָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֛y kּa'ashsher-tּa֥mּu kal-hagּ֖oy lehimּ֑ol vayּeshsheb֥u tachetּa֛m bּaֽmּachane֖h 'a֥d chayotaֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.

וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥מּוּ כָל־הַגּ֖וֹי לְהִמּ֑וֹל וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּ֛ם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה עַ֥ד חֲיוֹתָֽם׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehvah֙ 'el-yehoshshu֔'a hayּ֗om gּalּ֛otiy 'et-cherepּa֥t mitzera֖yim me'aleyke֑m vayּiqera֞ shshe֣m hamּaq֤om hahu'֙ gּilegּa֔l 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD said to Joshua, "Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." So the place has been called Gilgal to this day.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ הַיּ֗וֹם גַּלּ֛וֹתִי אֶת־חֶרְפַּ֥ת מִצְרַ֖יִם מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֞א שֵׁ֣ם הַמָּק֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ גִּלְגָּ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּachan֥u beneֽy-yishsera'e֖l bּagּilegּa֑l vayּa'ashs֣u 'et-hapּe֡sach bּe'arebּa'ah֩ 'ashsa֨r y֥om lacho֛deshsh bּa'e֖reb bּe'aֽreb֥ot yeriychֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover [1].

וַיַּחֲנ֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּגִּלְגָּ֑ל וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ אֶת־הַפֶּ֡סַח בְּאַרְבָּעָה֩ עָשָׂ֨ר י֥וֹם לַחֹ֛דֶשׁ בָּעֶ֖רֶב בְּעַֽרְב֥וֹת יְרִיחֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'kel֜u me'ab֥ur ha'a֛retz mimּaֽchora֥t hapּe֖sach matzּ֣ot veqal֑uy bּe'e֖tzem hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.

וַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּ מֵעֲב֥וּר הָאָ֛רֶץ מִמָּֽחֳרַ֥ת הַפֶּ֖סַח מַצּ֣וֹת וְקָל֑וּי בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshebּo֨t hamּa֜n miֽmּachora֗t bּe'akelam֙ me'ab֣ur ha'a֔retz velo'-ha֥yah '֛od libene֥y yishsera'e֖l ma֑n vayּo'kel֗u mitּebu'at֙ 'e֣retz kּena֔'an bּashshּana֖h hahiֽy'׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.

וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת הַמָּ֜ן מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת בְּאָכְלָם֙ מֵעֲב֣וּר הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה ע֛וֹד לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מָ֑ן וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ מִתְּבוּאַת֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִֽיא׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּiֽhey֣ot yehoshshu'a֮ bּiyriycho֒ vayּishsּa֤ 'eynayv֙ vayּa֔re vehinּeh-'iyshsh֙ 'ome֣d lenegedּ֔o vecharebּ֥o shshelupa֖h bּeyad֑o vayּe֨leke yehoshshu֤'a 'elayv֙ vayּo֣'mer l֔o hala֥nu 'atּa֖h 'im-letzareֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

וַיְהִ֗י בִּֽהְי֣וֹת יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ בִּירִיחוֹ֒ וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־אִישׁ֙ עֹמֵ֣ד לְנֶגְדּ֔וֹ וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ שְׁלוּפָ֖ה בְּיָד֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ אֵלָיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ הֲלָ֥נוּ אַתָּ֖ה אִם־לְצָרֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer ׀ lo֗ kּi֛y 'ani֥y shsar-tzebaֽ'-yehva֖h 'atּa֣h ba֑'tiy vayּipּol֩ yehoshshu֨'a 'el-pּana֥yv 'a֨retzah֙ vayּishshetּa֔chu vayּo֣'mer l֔o ma֥h 'adoni֖y medabּe֥r 'el-'abedּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell prostrate to the ground in reverence and asked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר־צְבָֽא־יְהוָ֖ה עַתָּ֣ה בָ֑אתִי וַיִּפֹּל֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֨רְצָה֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֩ shsar-tzeba֨ yehva֜h 'el-yehoshshu֗'a shshal-naֽ'aleka֙ me'a֣l ragele֔ka kּi֣y hamּaq֗om 'ashshe֥r 'atּa֛h 'ome֥d 'ala֖yv qo֣deshsh h֑u vayּa֥'ashs yehoshshu֖'a kּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The commander of the LORD’s army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שַׂר־צְבָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ שַׁל־נַֽעַלְךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔ךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֑וּא וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ כֵּֽן׃