KJV King James Version
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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Joshua 5:15
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
WEB World English Bible
The prince of Yahweh’s army said to Joshua, “Take your shoes off of your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy.” Joshua did so.
ASV American Standard Version
And the prince of Jehovah’s host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Prince of Jehovah’s host saith unto Joshua, ‘Cast off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou art standing is holy;’ and Joshua doth so;
Surrounding context — 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.
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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּאמֶר֩H559 · a.marto sayשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerצְבָ֨אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaשַׁל־H5394 · na.shalto slipנַֽעַלְךָ֙H5275 · na.alsandalמֵעַ֣לH5921 · aluponרַגְלֶ֔ךָH7272 · re.gelfootכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforהַמָּק֗וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichאַתָּ֛הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עֹמֵ֥דH5975 · a.madto stand: standעָלָ֖יוH5921 · aluponקֹ֣דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessה֑וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itוַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַH3091 · ye.ho.shu.aJoshuaכֵּֽן׃H3651 · kenright
Cross-references
Exodus 3:5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy ground.Acts 7:32-33[Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.2 Peter 1:18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
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