Joshua 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 5:14 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֗א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
שַׂר
sar
H8269
prince
צְבָֽא
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
בָ֑אתִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיִּפֹּל֩
nâphal
H5307
to fall
יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ
Yᵉhôwshûwaʻ
H3091
Joshua
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פָּנָ֥יו
pânîym
H6440
face
אַ֨רְצָה֙
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
מָ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
מְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַבְדּֽוֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, No; but [as] prince of the host of Yahweh am I now come. Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said to him, What says my lord to his servant?
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “No, but I myself have now come the commander of the army of Yahweh.” And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and bowed down. And he said to him, “What my lord speaking to his servant?”
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