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And it came about,וַיְהִיwhenכַּאֲשֶׁרallכָלthe nationהַגּוֹיhad finishedתַּמּוּbeing circumcised,לְהִמּוֹלthat they stayedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin their placesתַחְתָּםin the campבַּמַּחֲנֶהuntilעַדthey recovered.חֲיוֹתָם
Joshua 5:8
Study it in the app“And it came about, when all the nation had finished being circumcised, that they stayed in their places in the camp until they recovered.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Joshua 5:8, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- the nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- had finishedתַּמּוּtamu
end
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “tamu” appears- being circumcisedהִמּוֹלhimol
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “himol” appears- that they stayedיֵּשְׁבוּyeshvu
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshvu” appears- in the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- they recoveredחֲיוֹתָchayota
recover
To survive, recover; a cheer for the king's long life.
Where else “chayota” appears
The context
7And their sons, whom he raised up in their place, them Joshua circumcised, for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them on the way.
8 · This verse (above)
9And YHWH said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” And the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.