¶ And it came to pass, when all the kings¹ of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites², which were by³ the sea, heard⁴ that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was⁵ there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.

At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise⁷ again the children of Israel the second time.

And Joshua⁸ made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins⁹.

And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the¹⁰ people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not¹¹ circumcised.

For the children of Israel walked¹² forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that¹³ he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land¹⁴ that floweth with milk and honey.

And their children¹⁵, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

And it came to pass, when they¹⁶ had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole¹⁷.

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away¹⁸ the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal¹⁹ unto this day.

¶ And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover²⁰ on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

And they did eat of the old corn²¹ of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes²², and parched corn in the selfsame day.

And the manna²³ ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat²⁴ of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

¶ And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted²⁵ up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man²⁶ over against him with his sword²⁷ drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us,²⁸ or for our adversaries?

And he said, Nay; but as captain²⁹ of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his³⁰ face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith³¹ my lord unto his servant?

And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose³² thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua³³ did so.