4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Joshua 5:4:1 ⧉וְזֶ֥הvezeand this Joshua 5:4:2 ⧉הַדָּבָ֖רhadavarthe matter Joshua 5:4:3 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־מָ֣לashermalwhich circumcised Joshua 5:4:4 ⧉יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַyehoshuaJoshua Joshua 5:4:5 ⧉כָּל־הָעָ֣םkolhaamall the people Joshua 5:4:6 ⧉הַיֹּצֵא֩hayotsethe one going out Joshua 5:4:7 ⧉מִמִּצְרַ֨יִםmimitsrayimfrom Egypt Joshua 5:4:8 ⧉הַזְּכָרִ֜יםhazzekharimthe males Joshua 5:4:9 ⧉כֹּ֣לkolall Joshua 5:4:10 ⧉אַנְשֵׁ֣יansheimen of Joshua 5:4:11 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhammilkhamathe battle Joshua 5:4:12 ⧉מֵ֤תוּmetudied Joshua 5:4:13 ⧉בַמִּדְבָּר֙vammidbarin the wilderness Joshua 5:4:14 ⧉בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְbadderekhon the way Joshua 5:4:15 ⧉בְּצֵאתָ֖םbetsetamwhen they went out Joshua 5:4:16 ⧉מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mimitsrayimfrom Egypt |
4. Formal Translation And this is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out from Egypt—the males, all men of war—died in the wilderness on the way after they came out from Egypt. |
4. Dynamic Translation Here is why Joshua performed the circumcision: every male from the people who left Egypt, all the soldiers, died in the wilderness during the journey after leaving Egypt. |