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BSB § Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.

OEB Now this is the reason why Joshua circumcised the Israelites: all the people that came out of Egypt who were males, even all the men capable of fighting, died in the wilderness in the way, on the journey from Egypt.

WEB This is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the people who came out of Egypt, who were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out of Egypt.

NET This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt.

LSV And this [is] the thing [for] which Joshua circumcises [them]: all the people who are coming out of Egypt, who are males, all the men of war have died in the wilderness, in the way, in their coming out of Egypt,

FBV This is the reason why Joshua had them all circumcised: all those who left Egypt—the men of fighting age—had died on the journey through the wilderness after the Exodus.

T4T The reason they did that is that all the men who left Egypt, those who were old enough to be soldiers, died in the desert after they left Egypt.

LEB This is the reason why Joshua circumcised all the people: all the males who went out from Egypt, all the warriors, died in the wilderness as they went out from Egypt on the journey.[fn]

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BBE And this is the reason why Joshua did so: all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the fighting-men, had been overtaken by death in the waste land on the way, after they came out of Egypt.

MOF Joshua circumcised them for this reason. All who had left Egypt, all the male warriors, had died during the journey through the desert after leaving Egypt.

JPS And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

ASV And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

DRA Now this is the cause of the second circumcision: All the people that came out of Egypt that were males, all the men fit for war, died in the desert, during the time of the long going about in the way.

YLT And this [is] the thing [for] which Joshua circumciseth [them]: all the people who are coming out of Egypt, who are males, all the men of war have died in the wilderness, in the way, in their coming out of Egypt,

DBY And this is the cause why Joshua circumcised [them]: all the people that had come out of Egypt, the males, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way, after they came out of Egypt.

RV And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: all the people that came forth out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came forth out of Egypt.

WBS And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.

KJB And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
  (And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. )

BB And this is the cause why Iosuah circumcised all the people, euen the males that came out of Egypt: because that al the men of warre died in the wildernes by ye way, after they came out of Egypt.
  (And this is the cause why Yosuah circumcised all the people, even the males that came out of Egypt: because that all the men of war died in the wilderness by ye/you_all way, after they came out of Egypt.)

GNV And this is the cause why Ioshua circumcised all the people, euen the males that came out of Egypt, because all the men of warre were dead in the wildernesse by the way after they came out of Egypt.
  (And this is the cause why Yoshua circumcised all the people, even the males that came out of Egypt, because all the men of war were dead in the wilderness by the way after they came out of Egypt. )

CB And the cause why Iosua circumcysed all the males of the people yt were come out of Egipte, is this: for all the men of warre dyed in ye wildernesse by the waye, after they were departed out of Egipte:
  (And the cause why Yosua circumcysed all the males of the people it were come out of Egypt, is this: for all the men of war died in ye/you_all wilderness by the way, after they were departed out of Egypt:)

WYC Sotheli this is the cause of the secunde circumcisioun; al the puple of male kynde, that yede out of Egipt, alle men fiyteris, weren deed in deseert bi the lengeste cumpassis of weie,
  (Truly this is the cause of the secunde circumcisioun; all the people of male kind, that went out of Egypt, all men fiyteris, were dead in desert by the lengeste cumpassis of way,)

LUT Und das ist die Sache, darum Josua beschnitt alles Volk, das aus Ägypten gezogen war, Mannsbilde; denn alle Kriegsleute waren gestorben in der Wüste auf dem Wege, da sie aus Ägypten zogen.
  (And the is the Sache, therefore Yosua beschnitt alles people, the out of Egypt gezogen war, Mannsbilde; because all Kriegsleute waren gestorben in the Wüste on to_him Wege, there they/she/them out of Egypt zogen.)

CLV Hæc autem causa est secundæ circumcisionis: omnis populus, qui egressus est de Ægypto generis masculini, universi bellatores viri, mortui sunt in deserto per longissimos viæ circuitus,
  (Hæc however causa it_is secundæ circumcisionis: everyone populus, who egressus it_is about Ægypto generis masculini, universi bellatores viri, mortui are in deserto per longissimos viæ circuitus, )

BRN And this is the way in which Joshua purified the children of Israel; as many as were born in the way, and as many as were uncircumcised of them that came out of Egypt,

BrLXX Ὃν δὲ τρόπον περιεκάθαρεν Ἰησοῦς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ· ὅσοι ποτὲ ἐγένοντο ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, καὶ ὅσοι ποτὲ ἀπερίτμητοι ἦσαν τῶν ἐξεληλυθότων ἐξ Αἰγύπτου,
  (Hon de tropon periekatharen Yaʸsous tous huious Israaʸl; hosoi pote egenonto en taʸ hodōi, kai hosoi pote aperitmaʸtoi aʸsan tōn exelaʸluthotōn ex Aiguptou, )