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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.

KJV

Cecidit Josue pronus in terram, et adorans ait : Quid dominus meus loquitur ad servum suum ?

Vulgate

καὶ λέγει ὁ ἀρχιστράτηγος Κυρίου πρὸς Ἰησοῦν Λῦσαι τὸ ὑπόδημα ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν σου· ὁ γὰρ τόπος ἐφ’ ᾧ νῦν ἕστηκας ἅγιός ἐστιν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ שַׂר צְבָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ שַׁל נַֽעַלְ/ךָ֙ מֵ/עַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔/ךָ כִּ֣י הַ/מָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עָלָ֖י/ו קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֑וּא וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ כֵּֽן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 247×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
וֹ
v
noun · 22×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
yhvsh'
proper_noun · 218×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×
קֹּ֑דֶשׁ
qdsh
noun · 463×
שַׁל
shl
verb · 7×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 1:18 — And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
  • Acts 7:32 — 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.
  • Acts 7:33 — Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
  • Eccl 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
  • Exod 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
  • Exod 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
  • Gen 28:16 — And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.