King James Version
Joshua 4:15 in the King James Version says “And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,”
Joshua 4:15 · King James Version
About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. prepared: or, ready armed
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,
Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.
Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.
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“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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