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Joshua 5:15

The Commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
Joshua 5:15
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שַׂר־צְבָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַ שַׁל־נַֽעַלְךָ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְלֶ֔ךָ כִּ֣י הַמָּק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עָלָ֖יו קֹ֣דֶשׁ ה֑וּא וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ כֵּֽן׃

  1. וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. שַׂר־sar-“[the] commander of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  3. צְבָ֨אtze.Va'“[the] army of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from צָבָא · “army” · Strong's H6635A
  4. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. יְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  7. שַׁל־shal-“take off”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָשַׁל · “to slip” · Strong's H5394
  8. נַֽעַלְךָ֙na.'al.Kha“sandal your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נַ֫עַל · “sandal” · Strong's H5275
  9. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. רַגְלֶ֔ךָrag.Le.kha“foot your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  11. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  12. הַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.Kom“the place”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  13. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. אַתָּ֛ה'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  15. עֹמֵ֥ד'o.Med“[are] standing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  16. עָלָ֖יו'a.Lav“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  17. קֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh“[is] a holy place”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֹ֫דֶשׁ · “holiness” · Strong's H6944G
  18. ה֑וּאHu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  19. וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  20. יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'“Joshua”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · “Joshua” · Strong's H3091G
  21. כֵּֽן׃Ken“thus”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)