Joshua 5:15

And the captain of LORD's army said to Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou stand is holy. And Joshua did so.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And the captain of the LORD’S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

In Context

14And he said, No, but [as] captain of the army of LORD I have now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshiped, and said to him, What does my lord say to his servant?

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Cross References

Exodus 3:5And he said, Do not draw near here. Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place on which thou stand is holy ground.

2 Peter 1:18And we heard this voice, which was brought out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:14-15

The Captain of the Lord's Host. ( b. c. 1451.) 13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15 And the captain of… Read the whole commentary →

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