8 After the circumcision was completed, the whole nation stayed in the camp until the wounds had healed.
9 The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have removed from you the disgrace of being slaves in Egypt.” That is why the place was named Gilgal, the name it still has.
10 While the Israelites were camping at Gilgal on the plain near Jericho, they observed Passover on the evening of the fourteenth day of the month.
11 The next day was the first time they ate food grown in Canaan: roasted grain and bread made without yeast.
12 The manna stopped falling then, and the Israelites no longer had any. From that time on they ate food grown in Canaan.
13 While Joshua was near Jericho, he suddenly saw a man standing in front of him, holding a sword. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you one of our soldiers, or an enemy?”
14 “Neither,” the man answered. “I am here as the commander of the Lord's army.”Joshua threw himself on the ground in worship and said, “I am your servant, sir. What do you want me to do?”