Joshua 10:27
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And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
In other translations
And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave’s mouth, which remain until this very day.At sunset Joshua ordered that they be taken down from the trees and thrown into the cave in which they had hidden. Then large stones were placed against the mouth of the cave, and the stones are there to this day.
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961לְעֵת׀le'etto [the] time ofH6256בּוֹאbo'[the] going ofH935הַשֶּׁמֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680יְהוֹשֻׁעַyehoshua'JoshuaH3091וַיֹּרִידוּםvaiyoridumand people took down themH3381מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921הָעֵצִיםha'etzimthe treesH6086וַיַּשְׁלִכֻםvaiyashlikhumand they threw themH7993אֶל־'el-intoH413הַמְּעָרָהhame'arahthe caveH4631אֲשֶׁר'asherwhereH834נֶחְבְּאוּ־nechbe'u-they had hidden themselvesH2244שָׁםshamthereH8033וַיָּשִׂמוּvaiyasimuand they putH7760אֲבָנִים'avanimstonesH68גְּדֹלוֹתgedolotlargeH1419עַל־'al-overH5921פִּיpi[the] mouth ofH6310הַמְּעָרָהhame'arahthe caveH4631עַד־'ad-untilH5704עֶצֶם'etzem[the] substance ofH6106הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּה׃ פhazeh<the> thisH2088
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Related verses
- Joshua 8:29And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.
- Deuteronomy 21:22-2322 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.22 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, 23 you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
- Joshua 7:26And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day.And they heaped over Achan a large pile of rocks that remains to this day. So the LORD turned from His burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor to this day.
- 2 Samuel 18:17And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.
- Joshua 4:9And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the stones are there to this day.
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