Bible Strands
Joshua 5:10
On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places the Israelite camp at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, immediately after the Lord’s declaration to Joshua regarding the removal of Egypt’s reproach. The text records the community’s collective action without introducing new direct speech.
The words — וַ/יַּעֲשׂוּ (va/i.ya.'a.Su) translates to "and they observed," paired with הַ/פֶּ֡סַח (ha./Pe.sach) meaning "the Passover." These terms mark the formal enactment of the festival at the specified location and time.
The thread — The timing and practice align with the Passover regulations in Exodus 12:6 and the first-month observance recorded in Numbers 9:1. Ezekiel 12:3 later uses exile imagery that echoes the departure from Gilgal.
Why it lands — The text records the community’s obedience to the established feast before the land’s produce becomes available. It asks the reader to recognize the transition from wilderness rationing to settled provision as a direct result of covenant faithfulness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- Exodus 12:6 You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.
- Numbers 9:1 In the first month of the second year after Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai:
- Ezekiel 12:3 Therefore, son of man, pack your bags for exile. In broad daylight, set out from your place and go to another as they watch. Perhaps they will understand, though they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 12:6 And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”