Joshua

Joshua 5:14

¹⁴“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.”

Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence^f and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

Footnotes

f 5:14 Or and paid homage or and worshiped

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Neither	לֹ֗א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
He replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have now	עַתָּ֣ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
come	בָ֑אתִי	ḇā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
as Commander	שַׂר־	śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of the LORD’s	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
army	צְבָֽא־	ṣə·ḇā-	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
Then Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
fell	וַיִּפֹּל֩	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
facedown	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
in reverence	וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ	way·yiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
and asked	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
does my Lord	אֲדֹנִ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
have to say	מְדַבֵּ֥ר	mə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
His servant	עַבְדּֽוֹ׃	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 55:4 · Genesis 17:3 · Revelation 19:10–14 · Exodus 23:20–22 · Acts 10:25–26 · Luke 20:42 · Daniel 12:1 · Daniel 10:13 · Revelation 12:7 · Numbers 16:45 · John 20:28 · Daniel 10:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.