Joshua 5:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 5:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּֽהְי֣וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֮
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
בִּירִיחוֹ֒
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֵינָיו֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּ֔רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
עֹמֵ֣ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לְנֶגְדּ֔וֹ
neged
H5048
before
וְחַרְבּ֥וֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
שְׁלוּפָ֖ה
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
בְּיָד֑וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
הֲלָ֥נוּ
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְצָרֵֽינוּ
tsar
H6862
distress
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went to him, and said to him, Are you for us, or for our adversaries?
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, in Joshua being by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man standing in front of him and his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).