After, the Lord said unto Joshua, This day I have taken away the [a]shame of Egypt from you: wherefore he called the name of that place, Gilgal, unto this day.

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  1. Joshua 5:9 By bringing you into this promised land, contrary to the wicked opinion of the Egyptians: or the foreskin whereby you were like to the Egyptians.

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.

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