The Meaning of Joshua 5:12 Explained

Joshua 5:12

KJV: 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.

YLT: and the manna doth cease on the morrow in their eating of the old corn of the land, and there hath been no more manna to the sons of Israel, and they eat of the increase of the land of Canaan in that year.

Darby: And the manna ceased on the morrow, when they had eaten of the old corn of the land; and there was no more manna for the children of Israel; and they ate of the produce of the land of Canaan that year.

ASV: And the manna ceased on the morrow, after they had eaten of the produce 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Joshua 5:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 5:1-12 - Renewing The Covenant With God
Evidently the people of Canaan realized that they were entering into conflict with God Almighty. This made their bitter resistance less excusable. But before Israel could go forward into the campaign, they must undergo that initial rite which from the days of Abraham had separated them unto God, Genesis 17:1-27. The outbreak at Kadesh had practically annulled that relationship, which now must be renewed, Numbers 14:1-45.
Before we can serve God's high purposes in the world, we must be separated from sin. The old nature must be denied and put away, and the new nature, which is holy, harmless and separate from sin, must become ours. Nothing but death can meet the case, Colossians 2:11; 2 Corinthians 7:1.
The circumcised soul alone may eat of the Passover, which is Christ. We need to feed on Him, keeping the daily feast with joy, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; John 6:51; John 6:54. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 5

1  The Canaanites are afraid
2  Joshua renews circumcision
10  The Passover is kept at Gilgal
12  manna ceases
13  An angel appears to Joshua

What do the individual words in Joshua 5:12 mean?

And ceased the manna on the day after they had eaten the produce of the land and no had longer the sons of Israel manna but they ate the food of the land of Canaan year that -
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת הַמָּ֜ן מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת בְּאָכְלָם֙ מֵעֲב֣וּר הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹא־ הָ֥יָה ע֛וֹד לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מָ֑ן וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ מִתְּבוּאַת֙ אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַהִֽיא ס

וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֨ת  And  ceased 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
הַמָּ֜ן  the  manna 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָן 
Sense: manna.
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת  on  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מָחֳרָת  
Sense: the morrow, the day after.
בְּאָכְלָם֙  after  they  had  eaten 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מֵעֲב֣וּר  the  produce 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: עֲבוּר  
Sense: produce, yield.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְלֹא־  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
ע֛וֹד  longer 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
לִבְנֵ֥י  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל  of  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מָ֑ן  manna 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָן 
Sense: manna.
וַיֹּאכְל֗וּ  but  they  ate 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מִתְּבוּאַת֙  the  food 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: תְּבוּאָה  
Sense: produce, product, revenue.
אֶ֣רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
כְּנַ֔עַן  of  Canaan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּנַעַן 
Sense: the 4th son of Ham and the progenitor of the Phoenicians and of the various nations who peopled the seacoast of Palestine.
בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה  year 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הַהִֽיא  that 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation