19 The people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month,(A) and camped at Gilgal on the eastern limits of Jericho.(B)

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19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal(A) on the eastern border of Jericho.

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The Lord then said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” Therefore, that place is still called Gilgal[a] today.(A)

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10 While the Israelites camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they observed the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 5:9 = to roll

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[a](A) to this day.

10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,(B) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.