Joshua 5:11

Verse

The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.

Bible in Basic English

And on the day after the Passover, they had for their food the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and dry grain on the same day.

Free Bible Version

From the very next day they began to eat produce from the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they did eat of the corne of the land, on the morow after the Passeouer, vnleauened breade, and parched corne in the same day.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

Translation for Translators

The next day, they found some barley grain in the fields in that area. So they took that and roasted it and ate it with bread that was made without yeast.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the day after Passover, that same day, they ate some of the produce of the land on the day, unleavened bread and roasted grain.

Noah Webster Bible

And they ate of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the same day.

World English Bible

They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.

Young's Literal Translation

and they eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow of the passover, unleavened things and roasted [corn], in this self-same day;

Context

The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

¹⁰On 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.¹¹The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

Summary

This verse highlights a significant moment in the history of Israel, as they celebrated the Passover in the promised land after crossing the Jordan River. The provision of manna ceased after they began to eat the produce of the land, symbolizing the fulfillment of God's promise and the transition from wilderness wandering to settled life. The Passover feast served as a reminder of God's faithfulness and deliverance, reinforcing the covenant relationship between God and His people. It also signified a new beginning and a fresh start for Israel in the land flowing with milk and honey. This event marked a pivotal moment of transition and blessing for the Israelites under Joshua's leadership.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

They did eat of the old corn of the land - The Hebrew word עבור abur, which we translate old corn, occurs only in this place in such a sense, if that sense be legitimate. The noun, though of doubtful signification, is evidently derived from עבר abar, to pass over, to go beyond; and here it may be translated simply the produce, that which passes from the land into the hands of the cultivator; or according to Cocceius, what passes from person to person in the way of traffic; hence bought corn, what they purchased from the inhabitants of the land. On the morrow after the passover - That is, on the fifteenth day; for then the feast of unleavened bread began. But they could neither eat bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, till the first-fruits of the harvest had been waved at the tabernacle; (see Lev 23:9, etc.); and therefore in this case we may suppose that the Israelites had offered a sheaf of the barley-harvest, the only grain that was then ripe, before they ate of the unleavened cakes and parched corn.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And they did eat the old corn of the land,.... That of the last year, as some versions (g), which agree with ours; in which they seem to follow the Jewish writers, who, as particularly Kimchi, Gersom, and Ben Melech, interpret it of the old corn, for this reason, because they might not eat of the new until the wave sheaf was offered up, Lev 23:10; of which old corn they suppose the unleavened cakes were made, and was also parched corn, though that word the Septuagint version translates "new"; and indeed were it not for the above law, there does not seem to be any reason for rendering it old corn, only corn of the land, as the Septuagint does; and there is some difficulty how they should get at the old corn, which it may be supposed was laid up in the granaries, when Jericho was close shut up, and none went in or out; unless they met with it in some of the villages near at hand, or it was brought them by the traders in corn, of whom they bought it, or found it in some houses and barns without the city: on the morrow after the passover; which Kimchi and Ben Gersom say was on the fifteenth of Nisan, the passover being on the fourteenth; but if the morrow after the passover is the same with the morrow after the Sabbath, Lev 23:11; that was the sixteenth of Nisan; and so Jarchi here says, this is the day of waving the sheaf, which was always done on the sixteenth: it is difficult to say which day is meant; if it was the sixteenth, then it may refer to what they ate on that day, after the sheaf was offered (h); if it was the fifteenth, it seems necessary to understand it of the old corn; and such they must have to make their unleavened cakes of, both for the passover on the fourteenth, and the Chagigah, or feast of unleavened bread, which began the fifteenth, as it follows: unleavened bread, and parched corn in the selfsame day; unleavened bread, for the uses before mentioned, they were obliged to, and parched corn for their pleasure; but new corn, as the Septuagint render it, was expressly forbidden before the waving of the sheaf, Lev 23:14; and therefore old corn seems to be meant; this was just forty years to a day from their coming out of Egypt. (g) "de frumento praeteriti anni", Montanus; sic, Munster, Tigurine version, Vatablus. (h) So in Seder Olam Rabba, c. 11. p. 31.

Joshua 5:11

The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

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Berean Standard Bible

The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.

American Standard Version (1901)

And they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.

Bible in Basic English

And on the day after the Passover, they had for their food the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and dry grain on the same day.

Free Bible Version

From the very next day they began to eat produce from the land: unleavened bread and roasted grain.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they did eat of the corne of the land, on the morow after the Passeouer, vnleauened breade, and parched corne in the same day.

King James (Authorized) Version

And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.

Translation for Translators

The next day, they found some barley grain in the fields in that area. So they took that and roasted it and ate it with bread that was made without yeast.

Unlocked Literal Bible

On the day after Passover, that same day, they ate some of the produce of the land on the day, unleavened bread and roasted grain.

Noah Webster Bible

And they ate of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the same day.

World English Bible

They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.

Young's Literal Translation

and they eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow of the passover, unleavened things and roasted [corn], in this self-same day;

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Joshua 5:11

Verse

Context

The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

Joshua 5:11

The Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes