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When all the men had been circumcised, they remained in the camp until they recovered.

Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So Joshua named the place Gilgal,[a] the name it still has today.

10 The people of Israel camped at Gilgal in the Jericho plain. There they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.

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  1. Joshua 5:9 There is a play on words here between Hebrew gilgal (rolled) and gallothi (roll away/remove).

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.