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Jozua 5
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Jozua 5
BasisBijbel
De volken in Kanaän worden bang
5 De koningen van de Amorieten aan de westkant van de Jordaan en de koningen van de Kanaänieten langs de zee hoorden, dat de Heer de Jordaan had laten opdrogen totdat alle Israëlieten waren overgestoken. Daardoor werden ze erg bang voor de Israëlieten. De moed zonk hun in de schoenen.
De Israëlieten worden opnieuw besneden
2 Toen zei de Heer tegen Jozua: "Maak stenen messen en besnijd alle Israëlieten."[a] 3 Toen maakte Jozua stenen messen en besneed de Israëlieten op de 'Heuvel van de Besnijdenis'. 4 Alle volwassen mannen die uit Egypte waren vertrokken, waren onderweg in de woestijn gestorven. 5 Zij waren allemaal besneden geweest. Maar de mannen die later in de woestijn geboren waren, waren nog niet besneden. 6 De Israëlieten hebben 40 jaar lang door de woestijn getrokken. Totdat alle volwassen mannen die uit Egypte waren vertrokken, gestorven waren. Dat was omdat ze de Heer niet hadden willen gehoorzamen. De Heer had gezworen dat zij niet in het prachtige en vruchtbare land zouden komen dat Hij aan hun voorvaders had beloofd. 7 In plaats van aan hen, heeft Hij het aan hun zonen gegeven. Nu moest Jozua die mannen besnijden, omdat ze onderweg nog niet besneden waren. 8 Toen het hele volk zich had laten besnijden, bleven ze waar ze waren in het tentenkamp, totdat ze zich weer goed voelden. 9 En de Heer zei tegen Jozua: "Vandaag heb Ik de schande van Egypte van jullie afgehaald." Daarom wordt die plaats nog steeds Gilgal (= 'afrollen') genoemd.
Het eerste Paasfeest in het beloofde land
10 De Israëlieten vierden in het tentenkamp in Gilgal het Paasfeest,[b] op de avond van de 14e dag van die maand, in de vlakte van Jericho. 11 De dag na het Paasfeest aten ze van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide. Ze aten ongegist brood en geroosterd graan. 12 De dag nadat ze voor het eerst gegeten hadden van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide, viel er geen manna meer.[c] Ze kregen dus geen manna meer, maar aten dat jaar van wat er in het land Kanaän groeide.
Jozua ontmoet een gewapende man
13 Toen Jozua op een keer vlak bij Jericho was, zag hij plotseling een man tegenover zich staan met een zwaard in de hand. Jozua liep naar hem toe en vroeg: "Mijn heer, hoort u bij ons of bij onze vijanden?" 14 Maar de man antwoordde: "Geen van beide. Ik ben de aanvoerder van het leger van de Heer. Nu ben ik gekomen." Jozua knielde neer, boog zich diep en zei tegen hem: "Heer, wat komt u mij zeggen?" 15 De aanvoerder van het leger van de Heer antwoordde hem: "Trek eerst je schoenen uit, want je staat op heilige grond." Toen trok Jozua zijn schoenen uit. (lees verder)
Footnotes
- Jozua 5:2 Alle Israëlitische mannen moesten hun geslachtsdeel laten besnijden. Dat was het teken van het verbond van God met het volk Israël. Lees Genesis 17:9-14.
- Jozua 5:10 Op het Paasfeest vierden de Israëlieten hun vertrek uit Egypte. Lees Exodus 12:1-28.
- Jozua 5:12 Tijdens hun reis door de woestijn had God er elke dag voor gezorgd dat ze brood te eten hadden. Lees Exodus 16.
Joshua 5
Evangelical Heritage Version
Joshua 5
Evangelical Heritage Version
Circumcision Renewed
5 When all the kings of the Amorites who were in the region west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the people of Israel until we[a] had crossed over, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage in the presence of the Israelites.
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise the sons of Israel again, a second time.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives, and he circumcised the sons of Israel at the Hill of the Foreskins.
4 This is the reason Joshua had to circumcise the men of Israel again: All the people who came up out of Egypt—all the males, the fighting men—died in the wilderness along the way after they came out of Egypt. 5 All the people who came out of Egypt had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey after they had come out from Egypt had not been circumcised. 6 Yes, for forty years the Israelites walked through the wilderness until the whole nation was gone—all the fighting men who had gone out from Egypt, who had not listened to the voice of the Lord. The Lord had sworn to them that they would not see the land that the Lord had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 7 So it was their sons, whom the Lord had raised up in their place, whom Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised, since the people had not circumcised them during the journey.
8 When the whole nation had been circumcised, they stayed at their places in the camp until they recuperated.
9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is Gilgal[b] to this day.
10 While the people of Israel were camped at Gilgal, they celebrated the Passover on the plain near Jericho on the fourteenth day of the month, in the evening at sunset. 11 They ate from the produce of the land on the day after the Passover. On that very day they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain. 12 The manna stopped the day after the first day that they had eaten from the produce of the land. The people of Israel no longer received manna. Instead, they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan that year.
The Commander of the Lord’s Army Leads the Campaign
13 When Joshua was at Jericho, he looked up and saw a man was standing right there in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went to him and said, “Are you one of us or one of our enemies?”
14 The man said, “Neither! I have now come as the commander of the army of the Lord.” Joshua fell with his face to the ground and worshipped. Then he said to him, “What does my Lord have to say to his servant?”
15 The commander of the army of the Lord said to Joshua, “Take your sandals off your feet, because the place where you are standing is holy.” So Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 Hebrew variant they
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll away.
Joshua 5
New International Version
Joshua 5
New International Version
5 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast(A) heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they[a] had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear(B) and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(C) and circumcise(D) the Israelites again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[b]
4 Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age(E)—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.(F) 5 All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not. 6 The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness(G) forty years(H) 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,(I) a land flowing with milk and honey.(J) 7 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. 8 And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.(K)
9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[c](L) to this day.
10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,(M) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.(N) 11 The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land:(O) unleavened bread(P) and roasted grain.(Q) 12 The manna stopped the day after[d] 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.(R)
The Fall of Jericho
13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man(S) standing in front of him with a drawn sword(T) in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(U) to the ground(V) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[e] have for his servant?”
15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”(W) And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 Another textual tradition we
- Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.
- Joshua 5:12 Or the day
- Joshua 5:14 Or lord
Joshua 5
New King James Version
Joshua 5
New King James Version
The Second Generation Circumcised
5 So it was, when all the kings of the Amorites who were on the west side of the Jordan, and all the kings of the Canaanites (A)who were by the sea, (B)heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan from before the children of Israel until [a]we had crossed over, that [b]their heart melted; (C)and there was no spirit in them any longer because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (D)flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives for himself, and circumcised the sons of Israel at [c]the hill of the foreskins. 4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (E)All the people who came out of Egypt who were males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they had come out of Egypt. 5 For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. 6 For the children of Israel walked (F)forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were [d]consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord—to whom the Lord swore that (G)He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, (H)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” 7 Then Joshua circumcised (I)their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
8 So it was, when they had finished circumcising all the people, that they stayed in their places in the camp (J)till they were healed. 9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I have rolled away (K)the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of the place is called (L)Gilgal[e] to this day.
10 Now the children of Israel camped in Gilgal, and kept the Passover (M)on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight on the plains of Jericho. 11 And they ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and [f]parched grain, on the very same day. 12 Then (N)the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.
The Commander of the Army of the Lord
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, (O)a Man stood opposite him (P)with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”
14 So He said, “No, but as Commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.”
And Joshua (Q)fell on his face to the earth and (R)worshiped, and said to Him, “What does my Lord say to His servant?”
15 Then the Commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, (S)“Take your sandal off your foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 So with Kt.; Qr., some Heb. mss. and editions, LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. they
- Joshua 5:1 their courage failed
- Joshua 5:3 Heb. Gibeath Haaraloth
- Joshua 5:6 destroyed
- Joshua 5:9 Lit. Rolling
- Joshua 5:11 roasted
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