Joshua

Joshua 10:12–13

¹²On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel:

“O sun, stand still over Gibeon,

O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”^b

¹³So the sun stood still

and the moon stopped

until the nation took vengeance

upon its enemies.^c

Is this not written in the Book of Jashar?^d

“So the sun stopped

in the middle of the sky

and delayed going down

about a full day.”^e

Footnotes

b 10:12 See Jasher 88:63.
c 10:13 Or triumphed over its enemies
d 10:13 Or the Book of the Upright One, commonly cited as Jasher
e 10:13 See Jasher 88:64.

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Joshua 10:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the day	בְּי֗וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
gave the Amorites	הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
over	תֵּ֤ת	têṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
to	לִפְנֵ֖י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
spoke	יְדַבֵּ֤ר	yə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in the presence	לְעֵינֵ֣י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
O sun	שֶׁ֚מֶשׁ	meš	Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
stand still	דּ֔וֹם	dō·wm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
over Gibeon	בְּגִבְע֣וֹן	bə·ḡiḇ·‘ō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1391 Gibon
O moon	וְיָרֵ֖חַ	wə·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
over the Valley	בְּעֵ֥מֶק	bə·‘ê·meq	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6010 vale
of Aijalon	אַיָּלֽוֹן׃	’ay·yā·lō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H357 Aijalon

Joshua 10:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the sun	הַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
stood still	וַיִּדֹּ֨ם	way·yid·dōm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
and the moon	וְיָרֵ֣חַ	wə·yā·rê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3394 moon
stopped	עָמָ֗ד	‘ā·māḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the nation	גּוֹי֙	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
took vengeance	יִקֹּ֥ם	yiq·qōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
upon its enemies	אֹֽיְבָ֔יו	’ō·yə·ḇāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
Is this	הִ֥יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
not	הֲלֹא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
written	כְתוּבָ֖ה	ḵə·ṯū·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H3789 write
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Book	סֵ֣פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of Jashar	הַיָּשָׁ֑ר	hay·yā·šār	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right
So the sun	הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
stopped	וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד	way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in the middle	בַּחֲצִ֣י	ba·ḥă·ṣî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
of the sky	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and delayed	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
going down	לָב֖וֹא	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
about a full	תָּמִֽים׃	tā·mîm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8549 complete, sound
day	כְּי֥וֹם	kə·yō·wm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

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Joshua 10:12 Habakkuk 3:11 · Isaiah 38:8 · Isaiah 60:20 · Joshua 10:13 · Isaiah 28:21 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Job 9:7 · Psalm 19:4 · Job 31:26–27 · Psalm 148:3 · Judges 12:12 · Joshua 19:42

Joshua 10:13 Habakkuk 3:11 · Isaiah 38:8 · Joshua 10:14 · Judges 16:28 · Psalm 148:3 · Joel 3:15 · 2 Samuel 1:18 · Luke 18:7 · Psalm 136:7–9 · Esther 8:13 · Joel 2:10 · Psalm 19:4

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