12 The manna stopped the day after[a] they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.(A)

The Fall of Jericho

13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man(B) standing in front of him with a drawn sword(C) in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”

14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(D) to the ground(E) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[b] have for his servant?”

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:12 Or the day
  2. Joshua 5:14 Or lord

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