Joshua 5:12
New International Version
The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.

New Living Translation
No manna appeared on the day they first ate from the crops of the land, and it was never seen again. So from that time on the Israelites ate from the crops of Canaan.

English Standard Version
And the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Berean Standard Bible
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

Berean Literal Bible
And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, and the sons of Israel had no more manna, and they ate the food of the land of Canaan in that year.

King James Bible
And the manna 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 eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

New King James Version
Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land; and the children of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate the food of the land of Canaan that year.

New American Standard Bible
And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year.

NASB 1995
The manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year.

NASB 1977
And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the yield of the land of Canaan during that year.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the sons of Israel no longer had manna, but they ate some of the produce of the land of Canaan during that year.

Amplified Bible
And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten some of the produce of the land, so that the Israelites no longer had manna, but they ate some of the produce of the land of Canaan during that year.

Berean Annotated Bible
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites (God prevails), so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan (lowland).

Christian Standard Bible
And the day after they ate from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. Since there was no more manna for the Israelites, they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the day after they ate from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. Since there was no more manna for the Israelites, they ate from the crops of the land of Canaan that year.

American Standard Version
And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

English Revised Version
And the manna 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 eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The day after that, the manna stopped. The people of Israel never had manna again. That year they began to eat the crops that grew in Canaan.

Good News Translation
The manna stopped falling then, and the Israelites no longer had any. From that time on they ate food grown in Canaan.

International Standard Version
The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land. Since the Israelis no longer received manna, they ate crops from the land of Canaan that year.

NET Bible
The manna stopped appearing the day they ate some of the produce of the land; the Israelites never ate manna again.

New Heart English Bible
The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel did not have manna any more; but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the manna 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 ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

World English Bible
The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn’t have manna any more, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the manna ceases on the next day in their eating of the old grain of the land, and there has been no more manna for [the] sons of Israel, and they eat of the increase of the land of Canaan in that year.

Berean Literal Bible
And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, and the sons of Israel had no more manna, and they ate the food of the land of Canaan in that year.

Young's Literal Translation
and the manna doth cease on the morrow in their eating of the old corn of the land, and there hath been no more manna to the sons of Israel, and they eat of the increase of the land of Canaan in that year.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the manna will cease from the morrow in their eating from the grain of the land; and manna was no more to the sons of Israel; and they will eat from the produce of the land of Canaan in that year.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the manna ceased after they ate of the corn of the land, neither did the children of Israel use that food any more, but they ate of the corn of the present year of the land of Chanaan.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the manna ceased after they ate from the grain of the land. And the sons of Israel no longer made use of that food. Instead, they ate from the grain of the present year, from the land of Canaan.

New American Bible
after they ate of the produce of the land, the manna ceased. No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan.

New Revised Standard Version
The manna ceased on the day they ate the produce of the land, and the Israelites no longer had manna; they ate the crops of the land of Canaan that year.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the grain of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the produce of the land of Canaan that year.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the manna was taken away after the day when they ate of the grain of the land, and there was no more manna for the children of Israel, and they ate of the harvests of the land of Canaan in that year
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In this day the manna failed, after they had eaten of the corn of the land, and the children of Israel no longer had manna: and they took the fruits of the land of the Phoenicians in that year.

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Context
The Passover at Gilgal
11The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. 12And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

Cross References
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land,

Numbers 15:18-20
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you / and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD. / From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor.

Deuteronomy 26:1-2
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, / you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,

Leviticus 23:14
You must not eat any bread or roasted or new grain until the very day you have brought this offering to your God. This is to be a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live.
the manna ceased.

Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

Nehemiah 9:20
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

Psalm 78:24-25
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.
There was no more manna for the Israelites,

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

John 6:31-35
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” …

Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

Deuteronomy 8:7-10
For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills; / a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey; / a land where you will eat food without scarcity, where you will lack nothing; a land whose rocks are iron and whose hills are ready to be mined for copper. …

Deuteronomy 11:10-12
For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden. / But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.

Nehemiah 9:25
They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.
Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

1 Corinthians 10:3-4
They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Deuteronomy 29:5
For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.


Treasury of Scripture

And the manna 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 eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

the manna

Exodus 16:35
And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Nehemiah 9:20,21
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst…

Revelation 7:16,17
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat…

but they did eat

Deuteronomy 6:10,11
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, …

Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

Isaiah 65:13,14
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: …

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Joshua 5
1. The Canaanites are afraid
2. Joshua renews circumcision
10. The Passover is kept at Gilgal
12. manna ceases
13. An angel appears to Joshua












And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land
This phrase marks a significant transition for the Israelites. After 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, they are now in the Promised Land, Canaan, and are beginning to partake of its produce. This event signifies the fulfillment of God's promise to bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey (Exodus 3:8). The timing is crucial, as it occurs right after the Passover (Joshua 5:10-11), symbolizing a new beginning and God's provision in a new form.

the manna ceased
The cessation of manna is a pivotal moment in Israel's history. Manna had been their sustenance throughout the wilderness journey (Exodus 16:35), a daily reminder of God's miraculous provision. Its end signifies a shift from miraculous provision to natural provision, as they are now in a land where they can cultivate and harvest. This transition also represents a call to maturity and responsibility, as they must now work the land.

There was no more manna for the Israelites
This statement underscores the finality of the transition. The Israelites must now rely on the resources of Canaan, which God had promised to their ancestors (Genesis 12:7). It also highlights God's faithfulness in providing for His people in different ways according to their needs and circumstances. The end of manna can be seen as a test of faith, as they must trust in God's continued provision through the land.

so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan
This marks the beginning of a new chapter in Israel's history. Eating the crops of Canaan signifies their settlement in the land and the start of agricultural life. It fulfills the promise made to Abraham and his descendants (Genesis 17:8). Theologically, it represents the transition from the wilderness experience to the establishment of a nation in the land God had given them. This event can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is the true bread from heaven (John 6:32-35), providing spiritual sustenance for believers.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Israelites
The chosen people of God, who have been wandering in the wilderness for 40 years and are now entering the Promised Land.

2. Manna
The miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites during their wilderness journey, symbolizing God's provision and care.

3. Canaan
The Promised Land, a land "flowing with milk and honey," representing the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants.

4. Joshua
The leader of the Israelites, who succeeded Moses and led the people into the Promised Land.

5. The Produce of the Land
The natural food resources of Canaan, which the Israelites began to consume, marking a new phase in their relationship with God.
Teaching Points
God's Provision Transitions
God's provision is constant, but the form it takes can change. The cessation of manna and the beginning of eating from the land of Canaan signifies a transition from miraculous provision to natural provision, both orchestrated by God.

Trust in God's Timing
The Israelites had to trust God's timing and provision. As they entered Canaan, they had to rely on the produce of the land, which required faith in God's continued care.

Spiritual Maturity and Growth
Just as the Israelites moved from manna to the produce of the land, believers are called to grow in spiritual maturity, moving from dependence on basic teachings to deeper understanding and application of God's Word.

Gratitude for God's Faithfulness
Reflect on God's faithfulness in past provisions and trust Him for future needs. The transition from manna to the produce of the land is a reminder to be grateful for all forms of God's provision.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Joshua 5:12?

2. How does Joshua 5:12 illustrate God's provision and faithfulness to His people?

3. What significance does the cessation of manna hold for Israel's spiritual journey?

4. How does Joshua 5:12 connect to God's promises in Exodus 16:35?

5. How can we rely on God's provision in our daily lives today?

6. What lessons from Joshua 5:12 can strengthen our faith during transitions?

7. How does Joshua 5:12 illustrate God's provision and timing for the Israelites?

8. Why did the manna cease in Joshua 5:12, and what does it signify for believers today?

9. What is the significance of the Israelites eating the produce of Canaan in Joshua 5:12?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Joshua 5?

11. How did Joshua lead the Israelites into the Promised Land?

12. What is the nature of manna?

13. Why is there no explicit mention of manna outside the biblical text, considering its supposed forty-year prevalence (Exodus 16)?

14. Joshua 5:10–12: How plausible is it that the manna stopped immediately once the Israelites ate the produce of the land, with no transition period?
What Does Joshua 5:12 Mean
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased.

Joshua 5:11 reports that on the very first Passover celebrated in Canaan, Israel ate “roasted grain and unleavened bread” grown in the land itself.

• This meal marked the fulfillment of God’s promise in Exodus 3:8 that He would bring His people “to a land flowing with milk and honey.”

• After forty years of daily dependence on manna (Exodus 16:35; Deuteronomy 8:3), the people now tasted the covenant blessings of inheritance (Deuteronomy 6:10-11).

• The timing is intentional: God never stops providing; He simply changes the form of His provision when His purpose advances (Philippians 4:19; Psalm 23:1).


There was no more manna for the Israelites

• Manna had testified to God’s faithfulness in the wilderness, a daily reminder that “man does not live on bread alone” (Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4).

• By ending it, God signaled that the wilderness season was truly over (Numbers 14:33-34). Israel would now mature by working the soil and trusting Him through ordinary means (Proverbs 12:11).

• The shift also prevented nostalgia for the past. Looking back to Egypt or even wilderness miracles could distract from present obedience (Numbers 11:5-6; Ecclesiastes 7:10).


So that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan

• Israel immediately partook of grain they did not plant, fulfilling Leviticus 25:2-7 and Deuteronomy 6:10-12—God gives before He asks them to sow.

• Eating Canaan’s produce foreshadows the rest God promises His people (Hebrews 4:8-10). Just as Israel entered the land, believers enter spiritual rest through Christ, the true “bread of life” (John 6:32-35).

• Practically, Israel’s diet now required harvesting, storing, and stewarding—ordinary tasks that sanctify daily life (Colossians 3:23).

• Spiritually, the land’s bounty prefigures the marriage supper of the Lamb when God’s people will eat in His kingdom (Isaiah 25:6; Revelation 19:9).


summary

Joshua 5:12 marks a decisive transition: God shifts His provision from miraculous manna to the natural abundance of Canaan, proving His promises and preparing His people for settled life in the land. The verse teaches believers to trust God’s unchanging faithfulness even when His methods change, to embrace new seasons without clinging to old forms, and to anticipate the ultimate rest and fullness found in Christ.

(12) The manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land.--The date should be noticed. On the fourteenth day was the Passover; on the fifteenth, Israel ate of the produce of the land. From that day the manna fell no more--i.e., on the sixteenth day of the first month of the year of their entering the land of Canaan, it was not found. On the sixteenth day of the second month of the first year of the Exodus, it first appeared (Exodus 16:1; Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:13-14). Thirty-nine years and eleven months it fell, except on the Sabbath. It kept Sabbath all through the wilderness, on the seventh day of the week, and it finally ceased, kept Sabbath (vay-yishboth, Hebrew) on the very day afterwards marked by our Lord's resurrection, which became the Lord's day. The coincidence is too remarkable to be overlooked. It is the risen Christ who takes the place of the manna; and in the discourse wherein He calls Himself "the true bread from heaven," He points again and again to resurrection as the end of the life which He gives: "I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:39-40; John 6:44; John 6:54). Then the manna, which is the food of the wilderness, shall keep Sabbath, for "they shall hunger no more." The food of the wilderness is that which Israel ate, not knowing what it was. Of the other world it is written, "then shall I know, even as also I am known." . . . Verse 12. - The manna ceased. It ceased when the Israelites entered a cultivated region. The eastern portion of their inheritance, though well suited for pastoral purposes (see Joshua 1:12), was not a land of agricultural produce. Therefore the manna did not cease until the Israelites had crossed the Jordan.

CHAPTER 5:13-15.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the day
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת (mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4283: The morrow, tomorrow

after they had eaten
בְּאָכְלָם֙ (bə·’ā·ḵə·lām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

from the produce
מֵעֲב֣וּר (mê·‘ă·ḇūr)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5669: Passed, kept over, stored grain

of the land,
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

the manna
הַמָּ֜ן (ham·mān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4478: Manna (a kind of bread)

ceased.
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת (way·yiš·bōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

There was
הָ֥יָה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

no
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

more
ע֛וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

manna
מָ֑ן (mān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4478: Manna (a kind of bread)

for the Israelites,
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

so that
הַהִֽיא׃ (ha·hî)
Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

year
בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה (baš·šā·nāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

they began to eat
וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ (way·yō·ḵə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

the crops
מִתְּבוּאַת֙ (mit·tə·ḇū·’aṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8393: Product, revenue

of the land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Canaan.
כְּנַ֔עַן (kə·na·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan


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