The Meaning of Joshua 5:2 Explained

Joshua 5:2

KJV: At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

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

Darby: At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, Make thee stone-knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

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

Discover Joshua 5:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Joshua 5:2?

MEANING: What does Joshua 5:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Joshua 5:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Joshua 5:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Joshua 5:2 Mean?

Study Notes

circumcision
Circumcision is the "sign" of the Abrahamic Covenant Genesis 17:7-14 ; Romans 4:11 . "The reproach of Egypt" was that, during the later years of the Egyptian bondage, this separating sign had been neglected (cf. Exodus 4:24-26 and this neglect had continued during the wilderness wanderings. The N.T. analogue is world conformity; the failure openly to take a believer's place with Christ in death and resurrection.; Romans 6:2-11 ; Galatians 6:14-16 . Spiritually it is mortifying the deeds of the body through the Spirit.; Romans 8:13 ; Galatians 5:16 ; Galatians 5:17 ; Colossians 2:11 ; Colossians 2:12 ; Colossians 3:5-10 .

Context Summary

Joshua 5:1-12 - Renewing The Covenant With God
Evidently the people of Canaan realized that they were entering into conflict with God Almighty. This made their bitter resistance less excusable. But before Israel could go forward into the campaign, they must undergo that initial rite which from the days of Abraham had separated them unto God, Genesis 17:1-27. The outbreak at Kadesh had practically annulled that relationship, which now must be renewed, Numbers 14:1-45.
Before we can serve God's high purposes in the world, we must be separated from sin. The old nature must be denied and put away, and the new nature, which is holy, harmless and separate from sin, must become ours. Nothing but death can meet the case, Colossians 2:11; 2 Corinthians 7:1.
The circumcised soul alone may eat of the Passover, which is Christ. We need to feed on Him, keeping the daily feast with joy, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; John 6:51; John 6:54. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 5

1  The Canaanites are afraid
2  Joshua renews circumcision
10  The Passover is kept at Gilgal
12  manna ceases
13  An angel appears to Joshua

What do the individual words in Joshua 5:2 mean?

At time that said Yahweh to Joshua Make for yourself knives flint and again circumcise - the sons of Israel the second [time]
בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־ יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־ בְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית

בָּעֵ֣ת  At  time 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular
Root: עֵת  
Sense: time.
הַהִ֗יא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
אָמַ֤ר  said 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ  Joshua 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹושֻׁעַ  
Sense: son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan.
עֲשֵׂ֥ה  Make 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְךָ֖  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
חַֽרְב֣וֹת  knives 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
צֻרִ֑ים  flint 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: צוּר 
Sense: rock, cliff.
וְשׁ֛וּב  and  again 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
מֹ֥ל  circumcise 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: מוּל 
Sense: to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בְּנֵֽי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
שֵׁנִֽית  the  second  [time] 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.

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