Joshua 10:13
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And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
In other translations
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּדֹּםvaiyidomand it was stillH1826הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121וְיָרֵחַveyareachand [the] moonH3394עָמָד'amadit stood stillH5975עַד־'ad-untilH5704יִקֹּםyikomit avenged itself onH5358גּוֹיgoy[the] nationH1471אֹיְבָיו'oyevavenemies itsH341הֲלֹא־halo'-¿ notH3808הִיאhi'[is] itH1931כְתוּבָהkhetuvahwrittenH3789עַל־'al-onH5921סֵפֶרsefer[the] scroll ofH5612הַיָּשָׁרhaiyashar<the> JasharH3477וַיַּעֲמֹדvaiya'amodand it stood stillH5975הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121בַּחֲצִיbachatziin [the] middle ofH2677הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָץ'atzit hastenedH213לָבוֹאlavo'to goH935כְּיוֹםkeyomabout a dayH3117תָּמִים׃tamimcompleteH8549
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Habakkuk 3:11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.
- Isaiah 38:8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.I will make the sun’s shadow that falls on the stairway of Ahaz go back ten steps.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had descended.
- Joshua 10:14And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man, because the LORD fought for Israel.
- Judges 16:28And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
- 2 Samuel 1:18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
- Joel 3:15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
- Luke 18:7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
- Esther 8:13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
- Psalm 19:4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.
- Joel 2:10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
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