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Joshua 5:14

“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
Joshua 5:14
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר־צְבָֽא־יְהוָ֖ה עַתָּ֣ה בָ֑אתִי וַיִּפֹּל֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֙רְצָה֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לֹ֗אLo'“In-”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. כִּ֛יki“deed”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. אֲנִ֥י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  5. שַׂר־sar-“[am] [the] commander of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  6. צְבָֽא־tze.va'-“[the] army of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צָבָא · “army” · Strong's H6635A
  7. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. עַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  9. בָ֑אתִיVa.ti“I have come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  10. וַיִּפֹּל֩vai.yi.Pol“and he fell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  11. יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  12. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  13. פָּנָ֥יוpa.Nav“face his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  14. אַ֙רְצָה֙'ar.tzah“[the] ground towards”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute + Suffix, directional · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  15. וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chu“and he bowed down”
    Conjunction + Verb, hishtaphel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁחָה · “to bow” · Strong's H7812
  16. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  17. ל֔וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  18. מָ֥הmah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  19. אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Ni“[is] lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  20. מְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.Ber“saying”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  21. אֶל־'el-“<to>”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  22. עַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.Do“servant his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)