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?
Joshua 5:14 in other translations
| BSB | “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?” |
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| WEB | He said, “No; but I have come now as commander of the LORD’s army.” Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and asked him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” |
| ASV | 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 | 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?' |
| DARBY | 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? |
| BBE | And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant? |
| Webster | And he said, No; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What saith my lord to his servant? |
What does Joshua 5:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 5:13-15
We read not of any appearance of God's glory to Joshua till now. There appeared to him one as a man to be noticed. This Man was the Son of God, the eternal Word. Joshua gave him Divine honours: he received them, which a created angel would not have done, and he is called Jehovah, chap. 6:2. To Abraham he appeared as a traveller; to Joshua as a man of war. Christ will be to his people what their faith needs. Christ…
Joshua 5:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Joshua 5:14
- Isaiah 55:4
Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
- Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
- Exodus 23:20-22
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
- Revelation 19:10-14
And 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. And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. …
- Acts 10:25-26
And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.
- Luke 20:42
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
- Daniel 12:1
And 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.
- Daniel 10:13
But 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.
- Revelation 12:7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
- John 20:28
And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
- Numbers 16:45
Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
- Isaiah 6:8
Also 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.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ex 23:20-22; Isa 55:4; Da 10:13,21; 12:1; Heb 2:10; Re 12:7
Re 19:11-14
fell on his.
Ge 17:3,17; Le 9:24; Nu 16:22,45; Mt 8:2; Lu 5:12; Ac 10:25,26
Re 19:10; 22:8,9
What saith.
1Sa 3:9,10; Isa 6:8; Ac 9:6
my lord.
Ex 4:10,13; Ps 110:1; Mt 22:44; Lu 1:43; 20:42; Joh 20:28; Php 3:8
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Context
- Joshua 5:13
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?
- 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?
- 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.
Joshua 5:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él respondió: No; mas Príncipe del ejército de Jehová, ahora he venido. Entonces Josué postrándose sobre su rostro en tierra le adoró; y díjole: ¿Qué dice mi Señor á su siervo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Non, car c’est comme chef de l’armée de l’ Éternel que je suis venu maintenant. Et Josué tomba sur sa face contre terre, et lui rendit hommage, et lui dit: Qu’est-ce que mon Seigneur dit à son serviteur? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Nein, sondern als der Oberste des Heeres Jehovas bin ich jetzt gekommen. Da fiel Josua auf sein Angesicht zur Erde und huldigte ihm und sprach zu ihm: Was redet mein Herr zu seinem Knechte? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui respondit: Nequaquam: sed sum princeps exercitus Domini, et nunc venio. |