Joshua 5:13-15
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13Now it happened when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, aa man was standing opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?” 14He said, “No! Rather I indeed come now as commander of the host of Yahweh.” And Joshua afell on his face to the earth and bowed down and said to him, “What has my lord to say to his slave?” 15The commander of the host of Yahweh said to Joshua, “aRemove your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.