וַיְהִ֛י כַּאֲשֶׁר־תַּ֥מּוּ כָל־הַגּ֖וֹי לְהִמּ֑וֹל וַיֵּשְׁב֥וּ תַחְתָּ֛ם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה עַ֥ד חֲיוֹתָֽם׃ (פ)
온 백성에게 할례 행하기를 필하매 백성이 진중 각 처소에 처하여 낫기를 기다릴 때에
Guide for the Perplexed
Ḥai (“living”) signifies a sentient organism (lit. “growing” and “having sensation”), comp. “Every moving thing that liveth” (Gen. 9:3); it also denotes recovery from a severe illness: “And was recovered (va-yeḥi) of his sickness” (Isa. 38:9); “In the camp till they recovered” (ḥayotam) (Josh. 5:8); “quick, raw (ḥai) flesh” (Lev. 13:10).