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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So the sun stood still and the moon stayed in place until the nation of Israel had defeated its enemies. Is this event not recorded in The Book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day.

Context of Joshua 10:13

11As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites. 12On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel: “Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” 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. 14There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel! 15Then Joshua returned with all Israel 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 on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.”
• Judges 5:2“When the princes in Israel take the lead, when the people willingly offer themselves— praise the Lord!
• Judges 16:28Then Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
• Esther 8:13A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
• Luke 18:7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
• Revelation 6:10They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?”
• Numbers 21:14That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says: “…Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon
• 2 Samuel 1:18and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):
• Joshua 10:11As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones down on them, and more of them died from the hail than were killed by the swords of the Israelites.
• Psalms 19:4Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.
• Psalms 74:16The day is yours, and yours also the night; you established the sun and moon.
• Psalms 136:7who made the great lights— His love endures forever.
• Psalms 148:3Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be dismayed, the sun ashamed; for the Lord Almighty will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before its elders—with great glory.
• Isaiah 38:8I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.’ ” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down.
• Joel 2:10Before them the earth shakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.

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