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The Vision of Joshua the High Priest

Zechariah 3:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Then the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
KJV
And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,
WEB
Yahweh’s angel solemnly assured Joshua, saying,
ASV
And the angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
LSV
and the Messenger of YHWH protests to Joshua, saying,
YLT
and the messenger of Jehovah doth protest to Joshua, saying:
DBY
And the Angel of Jehovah protested unto Joshua, saying,
DRC
And the angel of the Lord protested to Jesus, saying:
GNV
And the Angel of the Lord testified vnto Iehoshua, saying,
JPS
And the angel of the LORD forewarned Joshua, saying:
LXXE
And the angel of the Lord testified to Jesus, saying,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּ֨עַד֙ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה בִּיהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ לֵאמֹֽר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ διεμαρτύρατο ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου πρὸς Ἰησοῦν, λέγων,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’
  • Exodus 23:20–21Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion,…
  • Hosea 12:4Yes, he struggled with the angel and prevailed; he wept and sought His favor; he found Him at Bethel and spoke with Him there —
  • Zechariah 3:1Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
  • Genesis 48:15–16Then he blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these…
  • Acts 7:35–38This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush. He led them out and…
  • Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Genesis 22:15–16And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
  • Genesis 28:13–17And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. Your descendants will be…

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