New American Standard Bible 2020

Joshua 5:13-15

13Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961aboutבִּֽהְי֣וֹתbih.YotH1961when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091was by Jerichoבִּירִיחוֹ֒bi.ri.ChoH3405,he raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376was standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975oppositeלְנֶגְדּ֔וֹle.neg.DoH5048him with his swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to him and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Are you for us orאִם־'im-H518for our enemiesלְצָרֵֽינוּ׃le.tza.Rei.nuH6862?”

14He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Noלֹ֗אLo'H3808;ratherכִּ֛יkiH3588I have comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258ascaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָֽא־tze.va'-H6635of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440to the groundאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776,and bowedH2331downH2331,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמָ֥הmahH4100has my lordH136to sayמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696to his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650?”

15And the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the Lord’sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, “Removeשַׁל־shal-H5394your sandalsנַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.KhaH5275from your feetרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272,for the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834 H5921you are standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975is holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.”And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.

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