Joshua 5:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Joshuaיְהֹושֻׁ֖עַ
(ye·ho·v·shu·a')
3091: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.from Yhvh and yasha
madeוַיַּעַשׂ־
(vai·ya·'as-)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
himself flint 
 
6864: a hard pebble, flintfrom the same as tsar
knivesחַֽרְבֹ֣ות
(char·vo·vt)
2719: a swordfrom charab
and circumcisedוַיָּ֙מָל֙
(vai·ya·mal)
4135: to circumcisea prim. root
the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
at Gibeath-haaraloth.גִּבְעַ֖ת
(giv·'at)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba


















KJV Lexicon
And Joshua
Yhowshuwa`  (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader -- Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua.
made
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
him sharp
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
knives
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
and circumcised
muwl  (mool)
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
at the hill
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
of the foreskins
`orlah  (or-law')
the prepuce -- foreskin, + uncircumcised.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Joshua made himself flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

King James Bible
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelite men at Gibeath-haaraloth.

International Standard Version
So Joshua made some flint knives and circumcised the Israelis at Gibeath-haaraloth.

NET Bible
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the men of Israel at the Hill of Circumcision.

King James 2000 Bible
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
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