Joshua 10:13

Joshua 10:13 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? The sun stopped in the midst of heaven and did not hurry to set for about a whole day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.

Context of Joshua 10:13

11As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword. 12Then Joshua spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord handed over the Amorites to the sons of Israel, and Joshua said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, And moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation [of Israel] took vengeance upon their enemies. Is it not written in the Book of Jashar? So the sun stood still in the middle of the sky and was in no hurry to go down for about a whole day. 14There has not been a day like that before it or after it, when the Lord listened to (heeded) the voice of a man; for the Lord was fighting for Israel. 15Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp at Gilgal.

Joshua 10:13 word by word

וַיִּדֹּ֨ם הַשֶּׁ֜מֶשׁ וְיָרֵ֣חַ עָמָ֗ד עַד־יִקֹּ֥ם גּוֹי֙ אֹֽיְבָ֔יו הֲלֹא־הִ֥יא כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל־סֵ֣פֶר הַיָּשָׁ֑ר וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְלֹא־אָ֥ץ לָב֖וֹא כְּי֥וֹם תָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• stood stillדָּמַםdâmam · to silence: stationaryH1826
• and the moonיָרֵחַyârêach · moonH3394
• stayedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• until the peopleגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• had avengedנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• themselves upon their enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• not thisהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of Jasherיָשָׁרyâshâr · JasharH3477
• in the midstחֲצִיchêtsîy · halfH2677
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and hastedאוּץ'ûts · to hastenH213
• not to go downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
• about a wholeתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: completeH8549
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for Joshua 10:13

• Numbers 31:2“Take vengeance for the Israelites on the Midianites; afterward you will be gathered to your people [in death].”
• Judges 5:2“For the leaders who took the lead in Israel, For the people who volunteered [for battle], Bless the Lord!
• Judges 16:28Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this one time, O God, and let me take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
• Esther 8:13A copy of the edict was to be issued as a law in every province and as a proclamation to all peoples, so that the Jews would be ready on that day, to avenge themselves on their enemies.
• Luke 18:7And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?
• Revelation 6:10They cried in a loud voice, saying, “O Lord, holy and true, how long now before You will sit in judgment and avenge our blood on those [unregenerate ones] who dwell on the earth?”
• Numbers 21:14That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon [River],
• 2 Samuel 1:18and he told them to teach the sons of Judah, the song of the bow. Behold, it is written in the Book of Jashar:
• Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the Lord threw down large stones [of hail] from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died. More [Amorites] died because of the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.
• Psalms 19:4Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth, Their words to the end of the world. In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,
• Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.
• Psalms 136:7To Him who made the great lights, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
• Psalms 148:3Praise Him, sun and moon: Praise Him, all stars of light!
• Isaiah 24:23Then the full moon will be embarrassed and the sun ashamed, For the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, And His glory and brilliance will shine before His elders.
• Isaiah 38:8Listen carefully, I will turn the shadow on the stairway [denoting the time of day] ten steps backward, the shadow on the stairway (sundial) of Ahaz.” And the sunlight went ten steps backward on the stairway where it had [previously] gone down.
• Joel 2:10The earth quakes before them, The heavens tremble, The sun and the moon grow dark And the stars lose their brightness.

Commentaries on Joshua 10:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 These four verses seem to be a fragment or extract taken from some other and independent source and inserted into the thread of the narrative after it had been completed, and inserted most probably by another hand than that of the author of the Book of Joshua. It is probable that Joshua 10:12 and the first half of Joshua 10:13 alone belong to the Book of Jasher and are poetical, and that the rest of this passage is prose. The writer of this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The meanest and most feeble, who have just begun to trust the Lord, are as much entitled to be protected as those who have long and faithfully been his servants. It is our duty to defend the afflicted, who, like the Gibeonites, are brought into trouble on our account, or for the sake of the gospel. Joshua would not forsake his new vassals. How much less shall our true Joshua fail those who trust in Him! We may be wanting in our trust, but our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The sun stopped in the middle of the sky: Not all miracles can be fully understood. This includes their purpose, their extent, or how they happened. the Book of Jashar: This was one of the ancient sources used by Israel’s historians. People in ancient Israel knew this book well. However, it did not survive as a separate document.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. Then spake Joshua to the Lord ... and ... he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still ... and thou, Moon--The inspired author here breaks off the thread of his history of this miraculous victory to introduce a quotation from an ancient poem, in which the mighty acts of that day were commemorated. The passage, which is parenthetical, contains a poetical description of the victory which was miraculously gained by the help of God, and forms…Read the comment

Topics related to Joshua 10:13

• Adoni-Zedek
• Amorites
• Armies
• Astronomy
• Debir
• Gibeon
• Hebron
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Miracles
• Sun
• War

In the dictionaries

• Adonizedec
• Book
• Jasher
• Joshua, The Book of
• Adoni-Zedek
• Eglon (2)
• Exodus, the Book of
• Gentiles
• Hoham
• Jashar, Book of

Commentaries on Joshua 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings