O panorama
Josué 5 abre com “And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of…”, muda perto do versículo 8 com “And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in…” e termina com “And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Josué · Versão King James · 15Josué 5:1-8
Versículos 1–8: It came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the…
Josué 5:1–8 abre com “And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan…” e chega a “And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Conheça as pessoas, o lugar, o chamado e a necessidade ainda aberta que colocam Josué em movimento.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.” Nomear Israel e Joshua mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as…” Nomear Egypt mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because…” Nomear Joshua mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till…” Esse conhecido sinal narrativo faz o tempo avançar. O que segue é uma nova cena, consequência ou resposta a uma tensão anterior.
Josué 5:1-8
Versão King James1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
3And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
4And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
5Now 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.
6For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD : unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
Josué 5:9-15
Versículos 9–15: The LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of…
Josué 5:9–15 abre com “And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you…” e chega a “And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Conheça as pessoas, o lugar, o chamado e a necessidade ainda aberta que colocam Josué em movimento.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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“And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of…” Nomear Egypt e Gilgal mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the…” Nomear Gilgal e Israel mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem corn, cakes, land. A relação com os versículos 10 e 12 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Josué 5:9-15
Versão King James9And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
10And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
15And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Joshua 5:1 começa com “And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Joshua 5:8 forma uma mudança natural: “And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.”
A nota final
Joshua 5:15 deixa o leitor com “And the captain of the LORD’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Joshua, children, LORD, Israel, circumcised, Egypt ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.