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Joshua 5:13-15

13Now when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091wasH1961near Jerichoבִּירִיחוֹ֒bi.ri.ChoH3405,he looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙vai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375 H5869and sawוַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה־vai.Yar' ve.hi.neh-H7200 H2009a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in front of himלְנֶגְדּ֔וֹle.neg.DoH5048with a drawnשְׁלוּפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719in His handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091approachedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980Himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413and askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Are Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859for usorאִם־'im-H518for our enemiesלְצָרֵֽינוּ׃le.tza.Rei.nuH6862?”

14“Neitherלֹ֗א כִּ֛יLo' kiH3808 H3588,”He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935as Commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068armyצְבָֽא־tze.va'-H6635.”Then Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307facedownאֶל־ פָּנָ֥יו אַ֙רְצָה֙'el- pa.Nav 'ar.tzahH413 H6440 H776in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Him, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100does my Lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113have to sayמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650?”

15The Commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the LORD’sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635repliedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559אֶל־'el-H413יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Take offשַׁל־shal-H5394your sandalsנַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.KhaH5275מֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921רַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859are standingעֹמֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו'o.Med 'a.LavH5975 H5921is holyקֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֑וּאKo.desh Hu'H6944 H1931.”And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

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