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About this Bible word search
This free online puzzle is based on Joshua 5:13–15 in the World English Bible. The word bank contains 27 passage-related words, and the default Easy puzzle starts with 15 words. Use the verse references for study, or print the worksheet for offline use.
Story in this passage
Joshua meets the commander
Near Jericho, Joshua sees a man with a drawn sword who identifies himself as commander of the LORD’s army. Joshua falls in worship, and the commander tells him to remove his sandals because the ground is holy.
- Setting
- The area near Jericho before the siege begins.
- Main events
- Joshua asks whose side the figure supports, receives a divine answer, worships, and removes his sandals.
- Why it matters
- The encounter shows that the coming battle belongs to the LORD rather than Joshua.
This overview paraphrases the cited passage in the World English Bible.
Original-language word highlights
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JERICHO
Hebrew · יְרִיחוֹ · Strong’s H3405 · Biblical place · High-confidence match
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JOSHUA
Hebrew · יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · Strong’s H3091 · Judge living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Conquest · High-confidence match
Joshua 5:13
Passage vocabulary
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COMMANDER
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WORSHIPED
Joshua 5:14 -
ENEMIES
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JERICHO
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SANDALS
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SERVANT
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BEHOLD
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JOSHUA
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LIFTED
Joshua 5:13 -
LOOKED
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PRINCE
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ASKED
Joshua 5:14 -
DRAWN
Joshua 5:13 -
EARTH
Joshua 5:14 -
FRONT
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PLACE
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STAND
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STOOD
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SWORD
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ARMY
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EYES
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FACE
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FELL
Joshua 5:14 -
HAND
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HOLY
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LORD
Joshua 5:14 -
TAKE
Joshua 5:15
Places in this passage
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Jericho 1
Tell es Sultan
Joshua 5:13
Related puzzles
Scripture text: World English Bible (WEB),
public domain. Place data adapted from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
locations may be approximate or disputed. Some source data may incorporate OpenStreetMap data,
© OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL 1.0. Original-language data adapted from STEP Bible,
licensed CC BY 4.0;
matches are limited to high-confidence name and verse references.
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