NET Bible
"A New Generation is Circumcised At that time the LORD told Joshua,“Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.”"
— Joshua 5:2, NET Bible
“At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”
“At that time Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. ”
“At that time, Yahweh said to Joshua, "Make flint knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time."”
“At that time the Lord said to Joshua: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel.”
“At that time the Lord said to Joshua, Make yourself stone knives and give the children of Israel circumcision a second time.”
“At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.”
When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the LORD had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.
A New Generation is Circumcised At that time the LORD told Joshua,“Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.”
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.
This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the wilderness after they left Egypt.
Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the wilderness after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.