Joshua 5:5
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Now these were all circumcised. But the people that were born in the desert,

they had not

Deuteronomy 12:8,9 You shall not do there the things we do here this day, every man that which seemeth good to himself. . . .

Hosea 6:6,7 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts. . . .

Matthew 12:7 And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.

Romans 2:26 If then, the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law, shall not this uncircumcision be counted for circumcision?

1 Corinthians 7:19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing: but the observance of the commandments of God.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but a new creature.

Context
The Circumcision at Gilgal
4Now this is the cause of the second circumcision: All the people that came out of Egypt that were males, all the men fit for war, died in the desert, during the time of the long going about in the way: 5Now these were all circumcised. But the people that were born in the desert,6During the forty years of the journey in the wide wilderness, were uncircumcised: till all they were consumed that had not heard the voice of the Lord, and to whom he had sworn before, that he would not shew them the land flowing with milk and honey.…
Cross References
Joshua 5:4
Now this is the cause of the second circumcision: All the people that came out of Egypt that were males, all the men fit for war, died in the desert, during the time of the long going about in the way:

Joshua 5:6
During the forty years of the journey in the wide wilderness, were uncircumcised: till all they were consumed that had not heard the voice of the Lord, and to whom he had sworn before, that he would not shew them the land flowing with milk and honey.

Lexicon
Though
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who had come out
הַיֹּֽצְאִ֑ים (hay·yō·ṣə·’îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

were
הָי֔וּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

circumcised,
מֻלִ֣ים (mu·lîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy

none
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

of those
הָ֠עָם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

born
הַיִּלֹּדִ֨ים (hay·yil·lō·ḏîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3209: Born

in the wilderness
בַּמִּדְבָּ֥ר (bam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

on the journey
בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

from Egypt
מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם (mim·miṣ·ra·yim)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

had been circumcised.
מָֽלוּ׃ (mā·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy


Additional Translations
Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.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 not circumcised.

For 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, they had not circumcised.

all these Joshua circumcised; for forty and two years Israel wondered in the wilderness of Mabdaris—

For all the people that came out were circumcised; but all the people that were born in the wilderness on the way, after they came out of Egypt, [them] had they not circumcised.

For 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, they had not circumcised.

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 from Egypt, them they had not circumcised.

For all the people who came out were circumcised; but all the people who were born in the wilderness by the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised.

for all the people who are coming out were circumcised, and all the people who are born in the wilderness, in the way, in their coming out from Egypt, they have not circumcised;
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