Joshua 5:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Joshua 5:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Joshua 5:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Joshua 5:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?””
Joshua 5:14 — World English Bible
Joshua 5:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Joshua 5:14 — American Standard Version
Joshua 5:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And He saith, `No, for I <FI>am<Fi> 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?'”
Joshua 5:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Joshua 5:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, No; for [as] captain of the army of Jehovah am I now come. Then Joshua fell upon his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord unto his servant? ”
Joshua 5:14 — Darby Translation
Joshua 5:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he said, Nay, but as a captaine of the host of the Lord am I nowe come: then Ioshua fel on his face to the earth, and did worship, and saide vnto him, What sayth my Lord vnto his seruant?”
Joshua 5:14 — Geneva Bible
Joshua 5:14 in 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.
What Does Joshua 5:14 Mean?
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