But Zipporah took a flint, cut off the foreskin of her son, and threw it at his feet, saying, “You are surely a bridegroom of blood to me.”
Joshua 5:2 - Tree of Life Version At that time Adonai said to Joshua, “Make yourself flint knives and circumcise again Bnei-Yisrael a second time.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition At that time the Lord said to Joshua, Make knives of flint and circumcise the [new generation of] Israelites as before. American Standard Version (1901) At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. Common English Bible At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make yourself flint knives. Circumcise the Israelites for a second time.” Catholic Public Domain Version So at that time, the Lord said to Joshua: "Make for yourself knives of stone, and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At that time the Lord said to Josue: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel. |
But Zipporah took a flint, cut off the foreskin of her son, and threw it at his feet, saying, “You are surely a bridegroom of blood to me.”
Rather, the Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart—in Spirit not in letter. His praise is not from men, but from God.
And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the trust he had while he was uncircumcised, so he might be the father of all who are trusting while uncircumcised—that righteousness might be credited to them as well.
“Circumcise the foreskin of your heart therefore, and do not be stiff-necked anymore.
Also Adonai your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants—to love Adonai your God with all your heart and with all your soul, in order that you may live.
In Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision done not by hand, in the stripping away of the body of the flesh through the circumcision of Messiah.
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised Bnei-Yisrael at Gibeath-ha-araloth.