בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֔עַ עֲשֵׂ֥ה לְךָ֖ חַֽרְב֣וֹת צֻרִ֑ים וְשׁ֛וּב מֹ֥ל אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁנִֽית׃
In quel tempo il Signore disse a Giosuè: «Fatti dei coltelli di selce e torna a circoncidere i figli d'Israele una seconda volta».
Ohr Ne'erav
The Holy Spirit said concerning the last generation which Joshua circumcised,3Cf. Josh. 5:2-9. among whom was revealed the revelation of the holy sign of the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. For those clung to Him through the letter vav4The letter vav symbolized the sefirah Yesod, which Kabbalists connected with circumcision. Cf. Elliot Wolfson, “Letter Symbolism and Anthropomorphic Imagery in the Zohar,” Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought 8 (1989): 172. and are worthy to inherit the land, as it is said: