Joshua 5:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said, No; but I have come as captain of the armies of the Lord. Then Joshua, falling down with his face to the earth in worship, said, What has my lord to say to his servant?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לֹ֗א כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י שַׂר־צְבָֽא־יְהוָ֖ה עַתָּ֣ה בָ֑אתִי וַיִּפֹּל֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֙רְצָה֙ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־עַבְדּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer, "No, for I am śar-ṣəḇāʾ-YHWH, now bāʾṯî." And wayyippōl yəhôšuaʿ to his face ʾarṣâ and wayyištāḥû and wayyōʾmer to him, "What ʾăḏōnî mədabbēr to his servant?"

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he said
• *śar*: noun masculine singular construct - commander of
• *ṣəḇāʾ*: noun masculine singular construct - army of
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *bāʾṯî*: 1st common singular qal perfect - I have come
• *wayyippōl*: waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - and he fell
• *yəhôšuaʿ*: proper noun - Joshua
• *pānāyw*: noun masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face
• *ʾarṣâ*: noun feminine singular with directional suffix - to the ground
• *wayyištāḥû*: waw-consecutive + 3rd masculine singular hishtaphel imperfect - and he bowed down
• *ʾăḏōnî*: noun masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my lord
• *mədabbēr*: piel participle masculine singular - speaking
• *ʿaḇdô*: noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said/spoke/replied
• *śar*: commander/captain/prince/chief
• *ṣəḇāʾ*: army/host/troops
• *bāʾṯî*: I have come/arrived/entered
• *wayyippōl*: and he fell/dropped down/prostrated
• *pānāyw*: his face/presence/countenance
• *ʾarṣâ*: to the ground/earthward/to the earth
• *wayyištāḥû*: and he bowed down/worshiped/prostrated himself
• *ʾăḏōnî*: my lord/master/superior
• *mədabbēr*: speaking/saying/commanding
• *ʿaḇdô*: his servant/slave/subordinate

Referenced Verses

• Gen 17:3 : 3 And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
• Isa 55:4 : 4 See, I have given him as a witness to the peoples, a ruler and a guide to the nations.
• Dan 10:13 : 13 But the angel of the kingdom of Persia put himself against me for twenty-one days; but Michael, one of the chief angels, came to my help; and when I came he was still there with the angel of the kings of Persia.
• Dan 10:21 : 21 []
• Dan 12:1 : 1 And at that time Michael will take up his place, the great angel, who is the supporter of the children of your people: and there will be a time of trouble, such as there never was from the time there was a nation even till that same time: and at that time your people will be kept safe, everyone who is recorded in the book.
• Matt 8:2 : 2 And a leper came and gave him worship, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
• Matt 22:44 : 44 The Lord said to my Lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put under your feet all those who are against you?
• Luke 1:43 : 43 How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
• Luke 5:12 : 12 And it came about that while he was in one of the towns, there was a leper there: and when he saw Jesus he went down on his face in prayer to him, saying, Lord, if it is your pleasure, you have power to make me clean.
• Luke 20:42 : 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Take your seat at my right hand,
• John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!
• Acts 9:6 : 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
• Acts 10:25-26 : 25 And when Peter came in, Cornelius came to him and, falling down at his feet, gave him worship. 26 But Peter, lifting him up, said, Get up, for I am a man as you are.
• Phil 3:8 : 8 Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
• Isa 6:8 : 8 And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.
• Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
• Exod 4:10 : 10 And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.
• Exod 4:13 : 13 And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.
• Exod 23:20-22 : 20 See, I am sending an angel before you, to keep you on your way and to be your guide into the place which I have made ready for you. 21 Give attention to him and give ear to his voice; do not go against him; for your wrongdoing will not be overlooked by him, because my name is in him. 22 But if you truly give ear to his voice, and do whatever I say, then I will be against those who are against you, fighting those who are fighting you.
• Lev 9:24 : 24 And fire came out from before the Lord, burning up the offering on the altar and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they gave a loud cry, falling down on their faces.
• Num 16:22 : 22 Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?
• Num 16:45 : 45 Come out from among this people, so that I may send sudden destruction on them. And they went down on their faces.
• 1 Sam 3:9-9 : 9 So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed. 10 Then the Lord came and said as before, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel made answer, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open.
• Ps 110:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
• Heb 2:10 : 10 Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.
• Rev 12:7 : 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels made war,
• Rev 19:10-14 : 10 And I went on my face before his feet to give him worship. And he said to me, See you do it not: I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers who keep the witness of Jesus: give worship to God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of the prophet's word. 11 And the heaven was open; and I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it was named Certain and True; and he is judging and making war in righteousness. 12 And his eyes are a flame of fire, and crowns are on his head; and he has a name in writing, of which no man has knowledge but himself. 13 And he is clothed in a robe washed with blood: and his name is The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.
• Rev 22:8-9 : 8 And I, John, am he who saw these things and to whose ears they came. And when I had seen and given ear, I went down on my face to give worship at the feet of the angel who made these things clear to me. 9 And he said to me, See you do it not; I am a brother-servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book: give worship to God.