And the captain of the LORD'S army said unto Joshua, Loose your shoes from off your feet; for the place on which you stand is holy. And Joshua did so.
And he said, Draw not near here: put off your shoes from your feet, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.
Now Jericho was securely shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.