Midrasz do Jozuego 5:7
וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ הֵקִ֣ים תַּחְתָּ֔ם אֹתָ֖ם מָ֣ל יְהוֹשֻׁ֑עַ כִּי־עֲרֵלִ֣ים הָי֔וּ כִּ֛י לֹא־מָ֥לוּ אוֹתָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
Synów tedy ich, których wystawił na ich miejsce, tych obrzezał Jozue, ponieważ nieobrzezani byli, albowiem nie obrzezano ich w drodze.
Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer
There are three afflictions, (namely,) the affliction of the fast, the affliction of the prison, and the affliction of the road. Whence do we know of the affliction of the fast? (Because it is said,) "I afflicted my soul with fasting" (Ps. 35:13). Whence do we know of the affliction of the prison? (Because it is said,) "They hurt his feet with fetters" (Ps. 105:18). Whence do we know of the affliction of the road? (Because it is said,) "He weakened my strength in the way" (Ps. 102:23). On account of the affliction of the road, (the children of Israel) did not circumcise, and when they went forth from Egypt all the people were circumcised, both young and old, as it is said, "For all the people that came out were circumcised" || (Josh. 5:5).
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