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Joshua 5:8 Cross-References
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“And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. they had: Heb. the people had made an end to be circumcised”
Joshua 5:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Joshua 5:8
And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.This verse describes the recovery period after mass circumcision. The phrase "abode in their places" (yashvu tachtam, יָשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם) means they remained stationary, not moving camp. The phrase "till they were whole" (ad chayotam, עַד חֲיוֹתָם) uses the Hebrew root chayah (חָיָה), meaning to live, revive, or heal—they waited until complete healing before military action.This recovery period required remarkable faith and vulnerability. Adult circumcision caus...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Joshua 5:8
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