SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:3
Y Josué se hizo cuchillos afilados, y circuncidó a los hijos de Israel en el monte de Aralot (monte de los prepucios ).
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel , etc.] Not that Joshua circumcised them himself, any more than he made the knives himself, but he ordered both to be done, and took care that they were done. And as any that had skill might make the knives, so might any circumcise; circumcision was not restrained to any order of men, not to the priests and Levites, but any might perform it; so that though the number to be circumcised was great, it might soon be finished: and this was done at the hill of the foreskins ; as the place was afterward called from hence; these being heaped up one upon another, made a hill of them, as the Jews say f69 , being covered with dust. This circumcision performed by Joshua, or his orders, was typical of the spiritual circumcision without hands, which those that believe in Jesus, the antitype of Joshua, partake of.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-9 - How dreadful is their case, who see the wrath of God advancing toward them, without being able to turn it aside, or escape it! Such will be the horrible situation of the wicked; nor can words express the anguis of their feelings, or the greatness of their terror. Oh that they woul now take warning, and before it be too late, flee for refuge to la hold upon that hope set before them in the gospel! God impressed thes fears on the Canaanites, and dispirited them. This gave a short rest to the Israelites, and circumcision rolled away the reproach of Egypt They were hereby owned to be the free-born children of God, having the seal of the covenant. When God glorifies himself in perfecting the salvation of his people, he not only silences all enemies, but roll back their reproaches upon themselves.
Original Hebrew
ויעשׂ 6213 לו יהושׁע 3091 חרבות 2719 צרים 6697 וימל 4135 את 853 בני 1121 ישׂראל 3478 אל 413 גבעת 1389 הערלות׃ 6190
