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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• 20{i}Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.{/i} (Ex. 23:20)
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Dan. 10:13,21• 13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the Kings of Persia.
 21{i}However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that showeth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince.{/i} (Dan. 10:13,21)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. (Dan. 12:1)
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Rev. 19•  (Rev. 19)
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Gen. 17:3• 3{i}And{/i} Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying, (Gen. 17:3)
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Num. 16:22• 22{i}And 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?{/i} (Num. 16:22)
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1 Sam. 3:9‑10• 9{i}And 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.{/i}
 10{i}And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.{/i} (1 Sam. 3:9‑10)
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Isa. 6:8• 8Also I heard the voice of Jehovah, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me. (Isa. 6:8)
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Acts 9:6• 6but arise 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• 20{i}Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee to the place that I have prepared.{/i}
 21{i}Be 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.{/i}
 22{i}But 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.{/i} (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 twenty-one days; but lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the Kings of Persia.
 21{i}However, I will declare unto thee that which is set down in the scripture of truth; and there is not one that showeth himself strong with me against these, but Michael your prince.{/i} (Dan. 10:13,21)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be 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 unto glory, to perfect through sufferings the leader of their salvation. (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 made war 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 he that sat upon him was called faithful and true, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
 12His eyes {i}were{/i} [as] a flame of fire, and upon his head {i}were{/i} many diadems; he had [names written and] a name written which no one knoweth but he himself;
 13and he {i}was{/i} clothed with a garment dyed with blood: and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD.
 14And the armies that 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• 3{i}And{/i} Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,
 17{i}And 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?{/i} (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 fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their faces. (Lev. 9:24)
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Num. 16:22,45• 22{i}And 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?{/i}
 45Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. (Num. 16:22,45)
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Matt. 8:2• 2{i}And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.{/i} (Matt. 8:2)
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Luke 5:12• 12{i}And{/i} 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 on 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 it came to pass that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, and falling at his feet, did homage;
 26but Peter raised him, 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 worship him. And he saith to me, See {i}thou do it{/i} not: I am fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Rev. 19:10)
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Rev. 22:8‑9• 8And I John {i}was{/i} he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and [when I] saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.
 9And he saith to me, See {i}thou do it{/i} not: I am fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets and of those that keep the words of this book: worship God. (Rev. 22:8‑9)
What saith.
1 Sam. 3:9‑10• 9{i}And 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.{/i}
 10{i}And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at the other times, Samuel, Samuel! And Samuel said, Speak, for thy servant heareth.{/i} (1 Sam. 3:9‑10)
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Isa. 6:8• 8Also I heard the voice of Jehovah, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send me. (Isa. 6:8)
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Acts 9:6• 6but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do. (Acts 9:6)
my lord.
Ex. 4:10,13• 10{i}And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord!{/i} I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
 13{i}And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send{/i}. (Ex. 4:10,13)
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Psa. 110:1• 1A psalm of David.{HR}Jehovah said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand{HR}Until I make thine enemies a stool for thy feet. (Psa. 110:1)
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Matt. 22:44• 44{i}The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?{/i} (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 saith in the book of Psalms, Jehovah 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 moreover also I count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on whose account I lost all things and count them to be refuse that I may win 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."

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)