Joshua 5 · Verse 11

Joshua 5:11

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.
Joshua 5:11, King James Version

Joshua 5:11 in other translations

BSBThe day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land.
WEBThey ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.
ASVAnd they did eat of the produce of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes and parched grain, in the selfsame day.
YLTand 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;
DARBYAnd they ate of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened loaves, and roasted corn on that same day.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd they ate of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the same day.

What does Joshua 5:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 5:11-12
11-12. And they did eat of the old corn of the land--found in storehouses of the inhabitants who had fled into Jericho. parched corn--new grain (see on Le 23:10), probably lying in the fields. Roasted--a simple and primitive preparation, much liked in the East. This abundance of food led to the discontinuance of the manna; and the fact of its then ceasing, viewed in connection with its seasonable appearance in the barren wilderness, is a striking proof of its miraculous origin.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 5:10-12

A solemn passover was kept, at the time appointed by the law, in the plains of Jericho, in defiance of the Canaanites round about them. It was a performance of the promise, that when they went up to keep the feasts, their land should be under the special protection of the Divine providence, Ex 34:24. Notice is taken of the ceasing of the manna as soon as they had eaten the old corn of the land. For as it came just…

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Joshua 5:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֨אכְל֜וּvai.Yo.khe.Luand they ateH398
מֵעֲב֥וּרme.'a.Vursome of [the] produce ofH5669
הָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
מִמָּֽחֳרַ֥תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next day ofH4283
הַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachthe passoverH6453
מַצּ֣וֹתma.Tzotunleavened bread<s>H4682
וְקָל֑וּיve.ka.Luiand roasted [grain]H7033
בְּעֶ֖צֶםbe.'E.tzemon [the] substance ofH6106
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Joshua 5:11

  • Leviticus 23:14

    And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

  • Leviticus 23:6

    And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread.

  • Exodus 12:18-20

    In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.

  • Exodus 13:6-7

    Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
old corn.The people would find abundance of old corn in the deserted granaries of the affrighted inhabitants: and the barley harvest being ripe, after offering the sheaf of first-fruits, they ate also new parched corn; and thus the manna being no longer necessary, ceased, after having been sent them regularly for almost forty years. To Christians the manna for their souls shall never fail, till they arrive at the Canaan above, to feast on its rich and inexhaustible provisions.
unleavened cakes.
Ex 12:18-20; 13:6,7; Le 23:6,14

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Context

  • Joshua 5:10

    And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

  • Joshua 5:11

    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.

  • Joshua 5:12

    And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

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Joshua 5:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y al otro día de la pascua comieron del fruto de la tierra los panes sin levadura, y en el mismo día espigas nuevas tostadas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et dès le lendemain de la Pâque, ils mangèrent du vieux blé du pays, des pains sans levain et du grain rôti, en ce même jour-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie aßen am anderen Tage nach dem Passah von dem Erzeugnis des Landes, ungesäuertes Brot und geröstete Körner, an diesem selbigen Tage.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et comederunt de frugibus terræ die altero, azymos panes, et polentam ejusdem anni.