Joshua 5:12

“The manna ceased on the day after, when they ate of the produce of the land; and there was no longer manna for the sons of Israel, but they ate of the harvest of the land of Canaan that year.”

Joshua 5:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 5:12, word by word

The mannaמָּןman

manna

The food God gave Israel in the wilderness.

Where else “man” appears
ceasedיִּשְׁבֹּתyishbot

cease

To leave off working, rest; God did so when done, not from tiredness.

Where else “yishbot” appears
on the day afterמָּחֳרָתmachorat

next day

The next day, tomorrow.

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when they ateאָכְלָachla

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achla” appears
of the produceעֲבוּרavur

produce, stored grain

Produce of the land, grain kept from before. The word appears only in Joshua 5:11-12.

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of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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and there wasהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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for the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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of the harvestתְּבוּאַתtevuat

produce

What the land brings forth.

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of Canaanכְּנַעַןkenaan

Canaan

See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appears
yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

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Translation note

The manna had begun forty years earlier (Exodus 16:35).

Places in this verse

JerusalemCanaan
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Canaan

    Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria

    The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.

    God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).

    Genesis 12:5Genesis 17:8Exodus 6:4Joshua 5:12

The context

11They ate of the produce of the land on the day after the Passover, unleavened bread and roasted grain, on this very day.

12 · This verse (above)

13And it came about, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and look, a man was standing in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”

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