Joshua 5:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.”
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“So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Joshua 5:3 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:23On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
- Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
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