King James Version

Joshua 5:3

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

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וַיַּעַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַyehoshuaJehoshuaיְהוֹשׁוּעַnoun, proper name — “Jehoshua”H3091Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leaderJehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare H1954 (הוֹשֵׁעַ), H3442 (יֵשׁוּעַ).חַֽרְב֣וֹתcharvotknifeחֶרֶבnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “knife”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implementaxe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.צֻרִ֑יםtsurimedgeצוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).וַיָּ֨מָל֙vayamaland circumciseמוּלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and circumcise”, the next action in the storyH4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroycircumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).גִּבְעַ֖תgivathillגִּבְעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1389a hillockhill, little hill.הָעֲרָלֽוֹתhaaralotthe foreskinעׇרְלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the foreskin”, the ordinary formH6190the prepuceforeskin, [phrase] uncircumcised.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Joshua maketh for him knives of flint, and circumciseth the sons of Israel at the height of the foreskins.

World English Bible

Joshua made himself flint knives, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Darby Translation

And Joshua made him stone-knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of Araloth.

Douay-Rheims

He did what the Lord had commanded, and he circumcised the children of Israel in the hill of the foreskins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joshua made sharp knives of stone, and circumcised the children of Israel at the place called the “Hill of Foreskins.”

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἰησοῦς μαχαίρας πετρίνας ἀκροτόμους, καὶ περιέτεμε τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τοῦ καλουμένου τόπου, Βουνὸς τῶν ἀκροβυστιῶν.