Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Joshua · chapter 5

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1. 1

   וַהֲוָה כַד שְׁמָעוּ כָּל מַלְכֵי אֱמוֹרָאֵי דִי בְּעִבְרָא דְיַרְדְנָא מַעֲרָבָא וְכָל מַלְכֵי כְנַעֲנָאָה דִי עַל יַמָא יַת דְיַבֵּשׁ יְיָ יַת מֵי יַרְדְנָא מִן קֳדָם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד דַעֲבָרוּ וְאִתְמְסֵי לִבְּהוֹן וְלָא אִשְׁתַּאֲרַת בְּהוֹן עוֹד רוּחַ מִן קֳדָם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל:

   Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast heard how the LORD had dried up the waters of the Jordan before the Israelites until they had crossed over, their hearts melted and their spirits failed for fear of the Israelites.

2. 2

   בְּעִידָנָא הַהִיא אֲמַר יְיָ לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ עֲבַד לָךְ אִזְמְלָוָן חֲרִיפִין וְתוּב גְזַר יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל תִּנְיָנוּת:

   At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”

3. 3

   וַעֲבַד לֵיהּ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אִזְמְלָוָן חֲרִיפִין וּגְזַר יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגִבְעַתָא וּקְרָא לֵיהּ גִבְעַת עַרְלָתָא:

   So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

4. 4

   וְדֵין פִּתְגָמָא דִי גְזַר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כָּל עַמָא דִנְפַק מִמִצְרַיִם דָכְרַיָא כָּל גַבְרֵי מְגִיחֵי קְרָבָא מִיתוּ בְמַדְבְּרָא בְּאוֹרְחָא בְּמִפַּקְהוֹן מִמִצְרָיִם:

   Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt— all the men of war— had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

5. 5

   אֲרֵי גְזִירִין הֲווֹ כָּל עַמָא דִי נְפַקוּ וְכָל עַמָא דְאִתְיְלִידוּ בְּמַדְבְּרָא בְּאָרְחָא בְּמִפַּקְהוֹן מִמִצְרַיִם לָא גְזָרוּ:

   Though all who had come out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness on the journey from Egypt had been circumcised.

6. 6

   אֲרֵי אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין הֲלִיכוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמַדְבְּרָא עַד דְסָף כָּל עַמָא גַבְרֵי מְגִיחֵי קְרָבָא דִנְפַקוּ מִמִצְרַיִם דְלָא קַבִּילוּ לְמֵימְרָא דַייָ דְקַיֵם יְיָ לְהוֹן בְּדִיל דְלָא לְאַחֲזָיוּתְהוֹן יַת אַרְעָא דְקַיֵם יְיָ לַאֲבָהַתְהוֹן לְמִתַן לָנָא אַרְעָא עַבְדָא חֲלַב וּדְבָשׁ:

   For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.

7. 7

   וְיַת בְּנֵיהוֹן דְקָמוּ בַתְרֵיהוֹן יַתְהוֹן גְזַר יְהוֹשֻעַ אֲרֵי עֲרֵלִין הֲווֹ אֲרֵי לָא גְזָרוּ יַתְהוֹן בְּאָרְחָא:

   And He raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.

8. 8

   וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁלִימוּ כָל עַמָא לְמִגְזַר וִיתֵבוּ בְּאַתְרֵיהוֹן בְּמַשְׁרִיתָא עַד דְאִתַּסִיאוּ:

   And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they were healed.

9. 9

   וַאֲמַר יְיָ לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ יוֹמָא דֵין אַעֲדֵית יַת חִיסוּדֵי מִצְרָאֵי מִן קֳדָמֵיכוֹן וּקְרָא שְׁמָא דְאַתְרָא הַהוּא גִלְגְלָא עַד יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

   Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.

10. 10

    וּשְׁרוֹ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגִלְגָלָא וַעֲבַדוּ יַת פִּסְחָא בְּאַרְבַּעַת עַשְׂרָא יוֹמָא לְיַרְחָא בְּרַמְשָׁא בְּמֵישְׁרֵי יְרִיחוֹ:

    On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.

11. 11

    וַאֲכַלוּ מֵעִבּוּרָא דְאַרְעָא מִבָּתַר פִּסְחָא פַּטִיר וּקְלִי בִּכְרַן יוֹמָא הָדֵין:

    The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

12. 12

    וּפְסַק מַנָא מִיוֹמָא דְבַתְרוֹהִי בְּמֵיכַלְהוֹן מֵעִיבּוּרָא דְאַרְעָא וְלָא הֲוָה עוֹד לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מַנָא וַאֲכַלוּ מֵעֲלְלַת אַרְעָא דִכְנַעַן בְּשַׁתָּא הַהִיא:

    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.

13. 13

    וַהֲוָה כַּד הֲוָה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּירִיחוֹ וּזְקַף עֵינוֹהִי וַחֲזָא וְהָא גַבְרָא קָאִים לְקִבְלֵיהּ וְחַרְבֵּיהּ שְׁלִיפָא בִּידֵיהּ וַאֲזַל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ לְוָתֵיהּ וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ הַלְמִסְעַדָנָא אַתֵיתָא אִם לְבַעֲלֵי דְבָבָנָא:

    Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”

14. 14

    וַאֲמַר לָא אֲרֵי אֲנָא מַלְאַךְ שְׁלִיחַ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ כְּעַן אֲתֵיתִי וּנְפַל יְהוֹשֻׁעַ עַל אַפּוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא וּסְגִיד וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ מַה רִבּוֹנִי מְמַלֵיל עִם עַבְדֵיהּ:

    “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

15. 15

    וַאֲמַר מַלְאָכָה דִשְׁלִיחַ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ שְׁרֵי סִינָךְ מֵעַל רִגְלָךְ אֲרֵי אַתְרָא דִי אַתְּ קָאִים עֲלוֹהִי קַדִישָׁא הוּא וַעֲבַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כֵּן:

    The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.