KJV King James Version
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Joshua 5:14
And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
WEB World English Bible
He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And He saith, ‘No, for I am Prince of Jehovah’s host; now I have come;’ and Joshua falleth on his face to the earth, and doth obeisance, and saith to Him, ‘What is my Lord speaking unto His servant?’
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, [Art] thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy. And Joshua did so.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀H559 · a.marto sayלֹ֗אH3808 · lonotכִּ֛יH3588 · kiforאֲנִ֥יH589 · a.niIשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerצְבָֽא־H6635 · tsa.vaarmyיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעַתָּ֣הH6258 · at.tahnowבָ֑אתִיH935 · boto come (in): comeוַיִּפֹּל֩H5307 · na.phalto fall: fallיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)פָּנָ֥יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeאַ֙רְצָה֙H776 · e.retsland: country/planetוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּH7812 · sha.chahto bowוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayל֔וֹH9033 · ohimמָ֥הH4100 · mahwhat?אֲדֹנִ֖יH113 · a.donlordמְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)עַבְדּֽוֹ׃H5650 · e.vedservant/slave
Cross-references
Isaiah 55:4Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.Genesis 17:3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,Exodus 23:20-22Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.Revelation 19:10-14And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.Acts 10:25-26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].Luke 20:42And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,Daniel 10:13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.Daniel 12:1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.Isaiah 6:8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me.Matthew 22:44The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?Daniel 10:21But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.Revelation 12:7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,John 20:28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.Numbers 16:45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them [but] dung, that I may win Christ,Hebrews 2:10For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.Exodus 4:10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
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