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Joshua 5:14

NETBible	He answered,¹ “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army.² Now I have arrived!”³ Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground⁴ and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?”
NIV © biblegateway Jos 5:14	"Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua fell face down to the ground in reverence, and asked him, "What message does my Lord have for his servant?"
NASB © biblegateway Jos 5:14	He said, "No; rather I indeed come now as captain of the host of the LORD." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and bowed down, and said to him, "What has my lord to say to his servant?"
NLT © biblegateway Jos 5:14	"Neither one," he replied. "I am commander of the LORD’s army." At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. "I am at your command," Joshua said. "What do you want your servant to do?"
MSG © biblegateway Jos 5:14	He said, "Neither. I'm commander of GOD's army. I've just arrived." Joshua fell, face to the ground, and worshiped. He asked, "What orders does my Master have for his servant?"
BBE © SABDAweb Jos 5:14	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?
NRSV © bibleoremus Jos 5:14	He replied, "Neither; but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and he said to him, "What do you command your servant, my lord?"
NKJV © biblegateway Jos 5:14	So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have now come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does my Lord say to His servant?"
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KJV	And he said <0559> (8799)_, Nay; but [as] captain <08269> of the host <06635> of the LORD <03068> am I now come <0935> (8804)_. And Joshua <03091> fell <05307> (8799) on his face <06440> to the earth <0776>_, and did worship <07812> (8691)_, and said <0559> (8799) unto him, What saith <01696> (8764) my lord <0113> unto his servant <05650>_? {captain: or, prince}
NASB © biblegateway Jos 5:14	He said <0559> , "No <03808> ; rather <03588> I indeed <03588> come <0935> now <06258> as captain <08269> of the host <06635> of the LORD <03068> ." And Joshua <03091> fell <05307> on his face <06440> to the earth <0776> , and bowed <07812> down <07812> , and said <0559> to him, "What <04100> has my lord <0136> to say <01696> to his servant <05650> ?"
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> PRT eipen {V-AAI-3S} autw <846> D-DSM egw <1473> P-NS arcistrathgov {N-NSM} dunamewv <1411> N-GSF kuriou <2962> N-GSM nuni <3570> ADV paragegona <3854> V-RAI-1S kai <2532> CONJ ihsouv <2424> N-PRI epesen <4098> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP proswpon <4383> N-ASN epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} autw <846> D-DSM despota <1203> N-VSM ti <5100> I-ASN prostasseiv <4367> V-PAI-2S tw <3588> T-DSM sw <4674> A-DSM oiketh <3610> N-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	He answered <0559> , “Truly <03588> I <0589> am the commander <08269> of the Lord’s <03068> army <06635> . Now <06258> I have arrived <0935> !” Joshua <03091> bowed down <05307> with <0413> his face <06440> to the ground <0776> and asked <0559> , “What <04100> does my master <0136> want to say <01696> to <0413> his servant <05650> ?”
HEBREW	wdbe <05650> la <0413> rbdm <01696> ynda <0136> hm <04100> wl <0> rmayw <0559> wxtsyw <07812> hura <0776> wynp <06440> la <0413> eswhy <03091> lpyw <05307> ytab <0935> hte <06258> hwhy <03068> abu <06635> rv <08269> yna <0589> yk <03588> al <03808> rmayw (5:14) <0559>

NETBible

He answered,¹ “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army.² Now I have arrived!”³ Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground⁴ and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?”

NET Notes

¹tc Heb “He said, “Neither.” An alternative reading is לוֹ (lo, “[He said] to him”; cf. NEB). This reading is supported by many Hebrew mss, as well as the LXX and Syriac versions. The traditional reading of the MT (לֹא, lo’, “no, neither”) is probably the product of aural confusion (the two variant readings sound the same in Hebrew). Although followed by a number of modern translations (cf. NIV, NRSV), this reading is problematic, for the commander of the Lord’s army would hardly have declared himself neutral.

²sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9.

³sn The commander’s appearance seems to be for Joshua’s encouragement. Joshua could now lead Israel into battle knowing that the Lord’s invisible army would ensure victory.

⁴tn Heb “Joshua fell on his face to the ground and bowed down.”