Joshua
Joshua 10:12
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
Footnotes
- b 10:12 See Jasher 88:63.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.