15The commander of the Lord 's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.


In Context

12 The manna stopped the day after they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate of the produce of Canaan.

13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

14 "Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come." Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, "What message does my Lord 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." And Joshua did so.

Joshua 5:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:15And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:15Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Josue did as was commanded him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:15And the prince of Jehovah's host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15And the captain of Jehovah's army said to Joshua, Loose thy sandal from off thy foot: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:15And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Put off thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15And the captain of the LORD'S host said to Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou standest is holy: and Joshua did so.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15The prince of Yahweh's army said to Joshua, |Take your shoes off of your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy.| Joshua did so.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:15And the Prince of Jehovah's host saith unto Joshua, 'Cast off thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place on which thou art standing is holy;' and Joshua doth so;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:15And the captain of the LORD's host said to Joshua, Loose your shoe from off your foot; for the place where on you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.