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he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing
Here looking up is spoken of as if Joshua literally lifted his eyes in his hands. AT: "he looked up and saw that a man was standing" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
behold
The word "behold" alerts us to pay special attention to new information. Your language may have a way of doing this.
he had drawn his sword and it was in his hand
Here the words "he" and "his" refer to the man who was standing in front of Joshua.