Now when they had finished circumcising all the nation, they remained in their places in the camp until they were [a]healed. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away (A)the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the name of that place is called [b]Gilgal to this day.

10 While the sons of Israel camped at Gilgal (B)they observed the Passover on the evening of the (C)fourteenth day of the month on the desert plains of Jericho.

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  1. Joshua 5:8 Lit revived
  2. Joshua 5:9 I.e. rolling

And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.(A)

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](B) to this day.

10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,(C) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.(D)

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