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Joshua 5:11-13
New English Translation
Joshua 5:11-13
New English Translation
11 They ate some of the produce of the land the day after the Passover, including unleavened bread and roasted grain.[a] 12 The manna stopped appearing the day they ate[b] some of the produce of the land; the Israelites never ate manna again.[c] They ate from the produce of the land of Canaan that year.
Israel Conquers Jericho
13 When Joshua was near[d] Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword.[e] Joshua approached him and asked him, “Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”[f]
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- Joshua 5:11 tn The Hebrew text adds, “on this same day.” This is somewhat redundant in English and has not been translated.
- Joshua 5:12 tn Heb “the day after, when they ate.” The present translation assumes this means the day after the Passover, though it is possible it refers to the day after they began eating the land’s produce.
- Joshua 5:12 tn Heb “and the sons of Israel had no more manna.”
- Joshua 5:13 tn Heb “in.”
- Joshua 5:13 tn Heb “he lifted up his eyes and looked. And look, a man was standing in front of him, and his sword was drawn in his hand.” The verb הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) invites the reader to view the scene through Joshua’s eyes. By calling the stranger “a man,” the author reflects Joshua’s perspective. The text shortly reveals his true identity (vv. 14-15).
- Joshua 5:13 tn Heb “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
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