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Joshua 5:14

And he responded: "Not at all. Instead, I am a prince of the host of the Lord, and now I have arrived." Joshua fell prone on the ground. And reverencing, he said, "What does my lord say to his servant?"

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King James Version

And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

English Standard Version

And he said, "No; but I am the commander of the army of the LORD. Now I have come." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped and said to him, "What does my lord say to his servant?"

New International Version

"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?"