Joshua 3:10
Context3:10 Joshua continued, 1 “This is how you will know the living God is among you and that he will truly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.
Joshua 5:14
Context5:14 He answered, 2 “Truly I am the commander of the Lord’s army. 3 Now I have arrived!” 4 Joshua bowed down with his face to the ground 5 and asked, “What does my master want to say to his servant?”
1 tn Heb “said.”
2 tc Heb “He said, “Neither.” An alternative reading is לוֹ (lo, “[He said] to him”; cf. NEB). This reading is supported by many Hebrew
3 sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9.
4 sn The commander’s appearance seems to be for Joshua’s encouragement. Joshua could now lead Israel into battle knowing that the
5 tn Heb “Joshua fell on his face to the ground and bowed down.”