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?
KJV
Qui respondit : Nequaquam : sed sum princeps exercitus Domini, et nunc venio.
Vulgate
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἐγὼ ἀρχιστράτηγος δυνάμεως Κυρίου νυνὶ παραγέγονα. καὶ Ἰησοῦς ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Δέσποτα, τί προστάσσεις τῷ σῷ οἰκέτῃ;
LXX
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?
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר צְבָֽא יְהוָ֖ה עַתָּ֣ה בָ֑אתִי וַ/יִּפֹּל֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֶל פָּנָ֥י/ו אַ֨רְצָ/ה֙ וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔/וֹ מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖/י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל עַבְדּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
yhvsh'
proper_noun · 218×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×
Doctrines that cite this verse
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Tertullian argues that it was always the Son, not the Father, who appeared in the Old Testament theophanies. The Son appeared to Abraham at Mamre, wrestled with Jacob, spoke from the burning bush, and appeared to Joshua as commander of the Lord's army. The invisible Father acts through the visible Son.
Even under the Old Covenant, God never manifested Himself to His people except through the Mediator. For this reason the ancient Church always held that the Son of God was the visible image of the invisible Father. When God said to Moses, 'I will send an Angel before thee; take heed before Him, for My name is in Him' (see Exod. xxiii. 20-21), it was the Son who was meant. When …
I shall attempt to persuade you, since you have understood the Scriptures, of that which I say, that there is, and that there is said to be, another God and Lord subject to the Maker of all things; who is also called an Angel, because He announces to men whatsoever the Maker of all things, above whom there is no other God, wishes to announce to them. I quoted at that point the …
Cross-references
- 1Chr 12:22 — For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.
- 2Kgs 20:5 — Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day tho
- Acts 10:25 — And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
- Dan 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.
- Dan 10:21 — But 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.
- Dan 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 s
- Exod 23:20 — Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
- Gen 17:3 — And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
- Gen 17:3 — And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
- Gen 32:2 — And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God’s host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
- Heb 2:10 — For 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.
- Isa 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.
- Isa 55:4 — Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
- John 20:28 — And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
- Luke 20:42 — And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
- Matt 8:2 — And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
- Matt 22:44 — The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
- Num 14:5 — Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
- Num 16:45 — Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
- Ps 103:21 — Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
- Rev 12:7 — And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
- Rev 19:10 — 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