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, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword. 12On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” And the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar? So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed its setting almost a full day. 14There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord listened to a man, because the Lord fought 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“Execute vengeance for the Israelites against the Midianites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
• Judges 5:2When the leaders lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, blessed be the Lord.
• Judges 16:28He called out to the Lord, “Lord God, please remember me. Strengthen me, God, just once more. With one act of vengeance, let me pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
• Esther 8:13A copy of the text, issued as law throughout every province, was distributed to all the peoples so the Jews could be ready to avenge themselves against their enemies on that day.
• Luke 18:7Will not God grant justice to his elect who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay helping them?
• Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Numbers 21:14Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Lord’s Wars: Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of the Arnon,
• 2 Samuel 1:18and he ordered that the Judahites be taught The Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
• Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel, the Lord threw large hailstones on them from the sky along the descent of Beth-horon all the way to Azekah, and they died. More of them died from the hail than the Israelites killed with the sword.
• Psalms 19:4Their message has gone out to the whole earth, and their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun.
• Psalms 74:16The day is yours, also the night; you established the moon and the sun.
• Psalms 136:7He made the great lights: His faithful love endures forever.
• Psalms 148:3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be put to shame and the sun disgraced, because the Lord of Armies will reign as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and he will display his glory in the presence of his elders.
• Isaiah 38:8I am going to make the sun’s shadow that goes down on the stairway of Ahaz go back by ten steps.’” So the sun’s shadow went back the ten steps it had descended.
• Joel 2:10The earth quakes before them; the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars cease their shining.

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