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Joshua 10:13

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.”

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ASV

And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּדֹּ֨םvai.yi.Domand it was stillH1826
הַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121
וְיָרֵ֣חַve.ya.Re.achand [the] moonH3394
עָמָ֗ד'a.Madit stood stillH5975
עַד־'ad-untilH5704
יִקֹּ֥םyi.Komit avenged itself onH5358
גּוֹי֙goy[the] nationH1471
אֹֽיְבָ֔יו'o.ye.Vavenemies itsH341
הֲלֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
הִ֥יאhi'[is] itH1931
כְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahwrittenH3789
עַל־'al-onH5921
סֵ֣פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612
הַיָּשָׁ֑רhai.ya.Shar<the> JasharH3477
וַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.Modand it stood stillH5975
הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sunH8121
בַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.Tziin [the] middle ofH2677
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808
אָ֥ץ'atzit hastenedH213
לָב֖וֹאla.Vo'to goH935
כְּי֥וֹםke.Yomabout a dayH3117
תָּמִֽים׃ta.MimcompleteH8549

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Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain