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.


In Context

12 The manna ceased on the next day, after they had eaten of the produce of the land. The children of Israel didn't have manna any more; but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

13 It happened, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man stood in front of him with his sword drawn in his hand. Joshua went to him, and said to him, |Are you for us, or for our adversaries?|

14 He said, |No; but I have come now as commander of Yahweh's army.| Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, |What does my lord say to his servant?|

15 The 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.

Joshua 5:15 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:15The commander of the Lord 's army replied, "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy." And Joshua did so.

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 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.