And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Of the whole nation, only those were already circumcised at the time of the passage of the Jordan who had been under twenty years of age at the tim…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, until we were passed ov…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And this [is] the cause why Joshua did circumcise
Or the reason of the command given him to circumcise the children …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

How dreadful is the case of those who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside or escape it! Such will be t…

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