Joshua 5:7
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
קוּם
he raised up
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קוּם
To arise, to stand up, to establish. Quwm. Arise shine for your light has come. God calls His people to get up. Passivity is not the posture of those who carry His glory.
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בֵּן
children/ their
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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מוּל
he circumcised
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מוּל
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
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תַּחַת
in place of/ them
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תַּחַת
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised
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עָרֵל
uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Joshua
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יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
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