Joshua 5:2

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“At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.””

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BSBPD

“At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“At that time said Jehovah unto Joshua, `Make for thee knives of flint, and turn back, circumcise the sons of Israel a second time;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Joshua 5:2 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
  2. Exodus 4:25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.
  3. Deuteronomy 10:16Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.
  4. Deuteronomy 30:6The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
  5. Romans 2:29No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
  6. Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  7. Colossians 2:11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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