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Josh. 5:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And he said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Nay; but as βcaptain
sar (Hebrew #8269)
a head person (of any rank or class)
KJV usage: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, ((-task- ))master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
Pronounce: sar
Origin: from 8323
of the host
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
am I now come
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
. And Joshua
Yhowshuwa` (Hebrew #3091)
from 3068 and 3467; Jehovah-saved; Jehoshua (i.e. Joshua), the Jewish leader
KJV usage: Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Joshua. Compare 1954, 3442.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-shoo'-ah
Origin: or Yhowshua {yeh-ho-shoo'-ah}
fell
naphal (Hebrew #5307)
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for 6419), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be (X hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, X surely, throw down.
Pronounce: naw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
b on his face
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
to the earth
'erets (Hebrew #776)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
KJV usage: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Pronounce: eh'-rets
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm
, and did worship
shachah (Hebrew #7812)
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV usage: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Pronounce: shaw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto him, Whatc saith
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
my lord
'adown (Hebrew #113)
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
KJV usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with "Adoni-".
Pronounce: aw-done'
Origin: or (shortened) adon {aw-done'}
unto his servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
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or, prince,
Ex. 23:20• 20Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared. (Ex. 23:20)
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Dan. 10:13,21• 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
 21However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that sheweth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince. (Dan. 10:13,21)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of distress, such as never was since there was a nation until that time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that is found written in the book. (Dan. 12:1)
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Rev. 19•  (Rev. 19)
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Gen. 17:3• 3And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying, (Gen. 17:3)
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Num. 16:22• 22And they fell on their faces, and said, O *God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall *one* man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly? (Num. 16:22)
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1 Sam. 3:9‑10• 9And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
 10And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth. (1 Sam. 3:9‑10)
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Isa. 6:8• 8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me. (Isa. 6:8)
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Acts 9:6• 6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Acts 9:6)

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but as captain.
or, Prince.
Ex. 23:20‑22• 20Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.
 21Be careful in his presence, and hearken unto his voice: do not provoke him, for he will not forgive your transgressions; for my name is in him.
 22But if thou shalt diligently hearken unto his voice, and do all that I shall say, then I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and an adversary to thine adversaries. (Ex. 23:20‑22)
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Isa. 55:4• 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples. (Isa. 55:4)
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Dan. 10:13,21• 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
 21However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that sheweth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince. (Dan. 10:13,21)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince who standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of distress, such as never was since there was a nation until that time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that is found written in the book. (Dan. 12:1)
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Heb. 2:10• 10For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through sufferings. (Heb. 2:10)
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Rev. 12:7• 7And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels; (Rev. 12:7)
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Rev. 19:11‑14• 11And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, called Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness.
 12And his eyes are a flame of fire, and upon his head many diadems, having a name written which no one knows but himself;
 13and he is clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God.
 14And the armies which are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen. (Rev. 19:11‑14)
fell on his.
Gen. 17:3,17• 3And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,
 17And Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? (Gen. 17:3,17)
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Lev. 9:24• 24And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering, and the pieces of fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their face. (Lev. 9:24)
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Num. 16:22,45• 22And they fell on their faces, and said, O *God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall *one* man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly?
 45Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces. (Num. 16:22,45)
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Matt. 8:2• 2And behold, a leper came up to him and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me. (Matt. 8:2)
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Luke 5:12• 12And it came to pass as he was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, and seeing Jesus, falling upon his face, he besought him saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me. (Luke 5:12)
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Acts 10:25‑26• 25And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did him homage.
 26But Peter made him rise, saying, Rise up: *I* myself also am a man. (Acts 10:25‑26)
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Rev. 19:10• 10And I fell before his feet to do him homage. And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Do homage to God. For the spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. (Rev. 19:10)
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Rev. 22:8‑9• 8And I, John, was he who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to do homage before the feet of the angel who shewed me these things.
 9And he says to me, See thou do it not. I am thy fellow-bondman, and the fellow-bondman of thy brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Do homage to God. (Rev. 22:8‑9)
What saith.
1 Sam. 3:9‑10• 9And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
 10And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth. (1 Sam. 3:9‑10)
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Isa. 6:8• 8And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me. (Isa. 6:8)
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Acts 9:6• 6But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Acts 9:6)
my lord.
Ex. 4:10,13• 10And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.
 13And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. (Ex. 4:10,13)
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Psa. 110:1• 1Psalm of David. Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand, until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet. (Psa. 110:1)
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Matt. 22:44• 44The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet? (Matt. 22:44)
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Luke 1:43• 43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? (Luke 1:43)
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Luke 20:42• 42and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand (Luke 20:42)
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John 20:28• 28Thomas answered and said to him, My Lord and my God. (John 20:28)
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Phil. 3:8• 8But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ; (Phil. 3:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he said, No; for as captain of the army of Jehovah am I now comef. Then Joshua fell upon his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

JND Translation Notes

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Or "for I, the captain (or prince) of the army of Jehovah, am now come."