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Joshua 5:13-15

13And it came to pass, when Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮ye.ho.shu.a'H3091was by Jerichoבִּירִיחוֹ֒bi.ri.ChoH3405,that he lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, behold, there stoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376over against him with his swordוְחַרְבּ֥וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnשְׁלוּפָ֖הshe.lu.FahH8025in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091wentH3212unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Artthou for us, or for our adversariesלְצָרֵֽינוּ׃le.tza.Rei.nuH6862?

14And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Nay; but ascaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyצְבָֽא־tze.va'-H6635of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068am I now comeבָ֑אתִיVa.tiH935.And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091fellוַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440to the earthאַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzahH776,and did worshipוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What saithמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113unto his servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650?

15And the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068armyצְבָ֨אtze.Va'H6635saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,Looseשַׁל־shal-H5394thy shoeנַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.KhaH5275from off thy footרַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.khaH7272;for the placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereon thou standestעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975isholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.And Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

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