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OET interlinear JOS 5:14

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
    2. 146135,146136
    3. And he/it said
    4. “but Then
    5. 559
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101090
    2. 146137
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-paseq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101091
    1. לֹא
    2. 146138
    3. no
    4. -
    5. 3808
    6. S-Tn
    7. no
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101092
    1. כִּי
    2. 146139
    3. if/because
    4. -
    6. S-C
    7. if/because
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101093
    1. אֲנִי
    2. 146140
    3. I
    4. -
    5. 589
    6. S-Pp1cs
    7. I
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101094
    1. שַׂר
    2. 146141
    3. +am the commander of
    4. ≈command
    5. 8269
    6. P-Ncmsc
    7. [am]_the_commander_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101095
    2. 146142
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101096
    1. צְבָא
    2. 146143
    3. the army of
    4. -
    6. P-Ncbsc
    7. of_the_army_of
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101097
    2. 146144
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101098
    1. יְהוָה
    2. 146145
    3. YHWH
    4. Yahweh's
    5. 3068
    6. P-Np
    7. of_Yahweh
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101099
    1. עַתָּה
    2. 146146
    3. now
    4. -
    5. 6258
    6. S-D
    7. now
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101100
    1. בָאתִי
    2. 146147
    3. I have come
    4. come
    5. 935
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    7. I_have_come
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101101
    1. וַ,יִּפֹּל
    2. 146148,146149
    3. and he fell
    4. -
    5. 5307
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and,he_fell
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101102
    1. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ
    2. 146150
    3. Yəhōshūˊa
    4. -
    5. 3091
    6. S-Np
    7. Joshua
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101103
    1. אֶל
    2. 146151
    3. to
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. to
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101104
    2. 146152
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101105
    1. פָּנָי,ו
    2. 146153,146154
    3. his/its faces/face
    4. -
    5. 6440
    6. S-Ncbpc,Sp3ms
    7. his/its=faces/face
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101106
    1. אַרְצָ,ה
    2. 146155,146156
    3. towards land
    4. -
    5. 776
    6. S-Ncbsa,Sd
    7. towards=land
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101107
    1. וַ,יִּשְׁתָּחוּ
    2. 146157,146158
    3. and he bowed down
    4. bowed
    5. 7812
    6. SV-C,Vtw3ms
    7. and,he_bowed_down
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101108
    1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
    2. 146159,146160
    3. and he/it said
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    7. and=he/it_said
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101109
    1. ל,וֹ
    2. 146161,146162
    3. to him/it
    4. -
    6. S-R,Sp3ms
    7. to=him/it
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101110
    1. מָה
    2. 146163
    3. what
    4. -
    5. 4100
    6. O-Ti
    7. what?
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101111
    1. אֲדֹנִ,י
    2. 146164,146165
    3. my master
    4. master
    5. 136
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    7. my=master
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101112
    1. מְדַבֵּר
    2. 146166
    3. saying
    4. -
    5. 1696
    6. V-Vprmsa
    7. saying
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101113
    1. אֶל
    2. 146167
    3. (to)
    4. -
    5. 413
    6. S-R
    7. (to)
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101114
    2. 146168
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101115
    1. עַבְדּ,וֹ
    2. 146169,146170
    3. servant of his
    4. servant
    5. 5650
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp3ms
    7. servant_of,his
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101116
    2. 146171
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 101117

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said no if/because I am_the_commander_of the_army_of YHWH now I_have_come and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he_fell to his/its_faces/face towards_land and_he_bowed_down and_he/it_said to_him/it what my_master saying (to) servant_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) “No,” the man answered, “but I, the leader of Yahweh’s army, have come now.”
¶ Then Yehoshua fell to his knees and bowed down with his face to the ground, and asked him, “What’s my master going to command to his servant?”

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–6:27 Israel conquered Jericho by God’s power

The Israelites followed God’s instructions and marched around the wall of Jericho town. On the seventh day the wall of the town collapsed and they conquered the town. They killed everybody in it except for Rahab and her family.

Here are some other possible section headings:

The wall of Jericho fell

The conquering of Jericho

5:14a

“Neither,” He replied.

Neither: The man answered Neither to indicate that he did not fit into either of the groups that Joshua named. He is not an Israelite soldier and he is not an enemy soldier. It may be helpful to repeat the information from Joshua’s question. For example, you could say:

No, I am not one of your friends, and I am not one of your enemies

He replied: The word He refers to the man who stood before Joshua.

Here is another way to translate this phrase:

Then the man replied to Joshua

5:14b

“I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.”

I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army: The man who appeared before Joshua identified himself as the Commander of the LORD’s army. Many commentators believe that this man was an angel. The phrase LORD’s army probably refers to the angels who help fight Yahweh’s battles. This commander came to take charge of the Israelite army. If Joshua and the Israelites obey the commander of Yahweh’s army, then they are also part Yahweh’s army, fighting on God’s side.

I have now come: The man told Joshua that he had come to Jericho to carry out his duty as the commander of Yahweh’s army. He came to accomplish God’s plan, not Israel’s.

Commander: A Commander of an army is the person in charge of the army.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

general

leader

5:14c

Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence

Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence: The expression fell facedown means that Joshua bowed down and touched his forehead on the ground. He did this to show his respect for the leader of Yahweh’s army.

fell facedown in reverence: The action of bowing was a form of respect given to people, as well as to God. For example, in Genesis 23:7 Abraham bowed down out of respect to the Hittites, the local inhabitants of Canaan.

It is not clear whether the man in 5:13–15 is an angel or is Yahweh himself. You should avoid implying that Joshua worshiped an angel. If necessary you could say that Joshua bowed “with respect” or use the BSB’s in reverence. For example:

Joshua bowed down to the ground to show his respect

5:14d

and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

and asked Him: It may be more natural in some languages to begin a new sentence here. For example:

Then he asked him

Joshua asked the man

What does my Lord have to say to His servant?: Joshua spoke to the man in the third person. He did not use the second person pronoun “you.” In Hebrew, this choice of pronoun was a way to show respect. In some languages it may be clearer to use second person forms. For example:

I am your servant, sir. What do you want me to do? (GNT)

There may be another grammatical form or particle that shows respect in some languages. Use a form that is natural in your language.

my Lord: The term my Lord is a term of respect. It is not the word Yahweh. Use a term that shows respect when speaking to a superior.

Here are some other ways to translate this term:

my master

my boss

have to say to His servant: The word say here means “command.” Joshua asked the man what he wanted him to do. It is also possible to translate this question as a statement as in the CEV:

“I am your servant,” he said. “Tell me what to do.” (CEV)

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יִּפֹּל֩ יְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַ אֶל־פָּנָ֥י⁠ו אַ֨רְצָ⁠ה֙ וַ⁠יִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ

and,he_fell Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) to/towards his/its=faces/face towards=land and,he_bowed_down

The phrase fell on his face to the earth means that Joshua intentionally got down on his knees and touched the ground with his face. In that culture, this action was a way that a person showed great respect and reverence for someone else. If there is a gesture with similar meaning in your culture, you could consider using it here in your translation. You could also explain the significance of the gesture; the UST models one way to do that.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מָ֥ה אֲדֹנִ֖⁠י מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־עַבְדּֽ⁠וֹ

what my=master say to/towards servant_of,his

As a way of showing respect, Joshua is speaking to the prince of Yahweh’s army and about himself in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second and first persons. Alternate translation: [What are you, my lord, speaking to me, your servant]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. And he/it said
    2. “but Then
    3. 1987,683
    5. 146135,146136
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. S
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101090
    1. no
    2. -
    3. 3835
    5. 146138
    6. S-Tn
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101092
    1. if/because
    2. -
    3. 3482
    5. 146139
    6. S-C
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101093
    1. I
    2. -
    3. 179
    5. 146140
    6. S-Pp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101094
    1. +am the commander of
    2. ≈command
    3. 8068
    5. 146141
    6. P-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101095
    1. the army of
    2. -
    3. 6629
    5. 146143
    6. P-Ncbsc
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101097
    1. YHWH
    2. Yahweh's
    3. 3354
    5. 146145
    6. P-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=God; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101099
    1. now
    2. -
    3. 5891
    5. 146146
    6. S-D
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101100
    1. I have come
    2. come
    3. 1274
    5. 146147
    6. V-Vqp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101101
    1. and
    2. -
    3. 1987,5194
    5. 146148,146149
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101102
    1. Yəhōshūˊa
    2. -
    3. 2901
    5. 146150
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Joshua; Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101103
    1. he fell
    2. -
    3. 1987,5194
    5. 146148,146149
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101102
    1. to
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 146151
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101104
    1. his/its faces/face
    2. -
    3. 6376,1978
    5. 146153,146154
    6. S-Ncbpc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101106
    1. towards land
    2. -
    3. 422,1819
    5. 146155,146156
    6. S-Ncbsa,Sd
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101107
    1. and he bowed down
    2. bowed
    3. 1987,2766
    5. 146157,146158
    6. SV-C,Vtw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101108
    1. and he/it said
    2. -
    3. 1987,683
    5. 146159,146160
    6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101109
    1. to him/it
    2. -
    3. 3705,1978
    5. 146161,146162
    6. S-R,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101110
    1. what
    2. -
    3. 4666
    5. 146163
    6. O-Ti
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101111
    1. my master
    2. master
    3. 639,1978
    5. 146164,146165
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp1cs
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101112
    1. saying
    2. -
    3. 1609
    5. 146166
    6. V-Vprmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101113
    1. (to)
    2. -
    3. 369
    5. 146167
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101114
    1. servant of his
    2. servant
    3. 5754,1978
    5. 146169,146170
    6. S-Ncmsc,Sp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-1451; TWar_with_Canaanites
    10. 101116

OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said no if/because I am_the_commander_of the_army_of YHWH now I_have_come and_ Yəhōshūˊa _he_fell to his/its_faces/face towards_land and_he_bowed_down and_he/it_said to_him/it what my_master saying (to) servant_of_his.

OET (OET-RV) “No,” the man answered, “but I, the leader of Yahweh’s army, have come now.”
¶ Then Yehoshua fell to his knees and bowed down with his face to the ground, and asked him, “What’s my master going to command to his servant?”

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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