KJV ORIGINAL
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So Joshua made sharp stone knives and circumcised the Israelites at the hill called 'the hill of foreskins.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Joshua performed the ritual of circumcision on the Israelite men who had not received it during their time in the wilderness.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurred just after the Israelites crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land. During their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, the practice of circumcision had been neglected, so an entire generation of men had not undergone this important covenant ritual that God had established with Abraham centuries earlier.
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