14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua (A)fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[a] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, (B)“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

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  1. Joshua 5:14 Or and paid homage

14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(A) to the ground(B) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[a] have for his servant?”

15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”(C) And Joshua did so.

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  1. Joshua 5:14 Or lord