Joshua 5:13-15

Expanded Bible

¹³ Joshua was near Jericho when he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a sword in his hand [Ex. 3:2—4:17; Judg. 6:11–23]. Joshua went to him and asked, “Are you ·a friend or an enemy [^Lfor us or for our enemies/adversaries]?”

¹⁴ The man answered, “·I am neither [^LNo]. I have come as the commander of the Lord’s army [^CGod himself who comes as a warrior; Ex. 15:3].”

Then Joshua bowed facedown on the ground and asked, “Does my ·master [lord] have a ·command [message] for me, his servant?”

¹⁵ The commander of the Lord’s army answered, “Take off your sandals, because the place where you are standing is holy [Ex. 3:5].” So Joshua did.