Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the sun will be silent, and the moon stood, till the people will be avenged upon its enemies. Is it not written upon the book of the upright? and the sun will stand in the half of the heavens, and it hasted not to go down for a whole day.
New American Standard Bible
Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.
Is it not written in
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and the moon stopped
until the nation took vengeance on its enemies.
Isn’t this written in the Book of Jashar?
in the middle of the sky
and delayed its setting
almost a full day.
International Standard Version
So the sun remained still and the moon stood in place until the nation settled their score with their enemies. This is recorded, is it not, in the book of Jashar? The sun stood in place in the middle of the sky and seemed not to be in a hurry to set for nearly an entire day.
A Conservative Version
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hastened not to go down about a whole
American Standard Version
And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the sun was at rest and the moon kept its place till the nation had given punishment to their attackers. (Is it not recorded in the book of Jashar?) So the sun kept its place in the middle of the heavens, and was waiting, and did not go down, for the space of a day.
Darby Translation
And the sun stood still, and the moon remained where it was, until the nation had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? And the sun remained standing in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a full day.
King James 2000
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 hastened not to go down about a whole day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until [the] nation took vengeance [on] its enemies. Is it not written in the scroll of Jashar? The sun stood still in the middle of the heaven and was not in haste to set for about a full day.
Modern King James verseion
And the sun stood still, and the moon stood still, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jasher? And the sun stood still in the midst of the heavens, and did not hasten to go down about a whole day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the sun abode, and the moon stood still, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of the righteous, how that the sun abode in the midst of heaven and hasted not to go down by the space of a whole day?
NET Bible
The sun stood still and the moon stood motionless while the nation took vengeance on its enemies. The event is recorded in the Scroll of the Upright One. The sun stood motionless in the middle of the sky and did not set for about a full day.
New Heart English Bible
The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and did not hurry to go down about a whole day.
The Emphasized Bible
So the sun, was still, and, the moon, stayed, until a nation should be avenged on its fees. Is not, that, written in the Book of the Upright? So then the sun stayed in the middle of the heavens, and hastened not to go in, about a whole day.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
The sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Isn't this written in the book of Jashar? The sun stayed in the midst of the sky, and didn't hurry to go down about a whole day.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the sun standeth still, and the moon hath stood -- till the nation taketh vengeance on its enemies; is it not written on the Book of the Upright, 'and the sun standeth in the midst of the heavens, and hath not hasted to go in -- as a perfect day?'
Themes
Adoni-zedek » King of jerusalem
the Amorites » Miraculous overthrow of
Armies » March in ranks » Divine assistance to » Sun stands still
Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Jasher
Jerusalem » The king of, defeated and slain by joshua
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Sun stood still
Miracles » Catalogue of » The sun and the moon stand still
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Joshua » The sun and moon stayed
Moon » Miracles connected with » Standing still in ajalon
The sun » Miracles connected with » Standing still for a whole day in the valley of ajalon
Interlinear
Shemesh
Damam
עמד
`amad
stood, stand, up, set, stay, still, appointed, standing, endure, remain, present, continue, withstand, waited, establish,
Usage: 521
`amad
Yashar
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Joshua 10:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sun Stands Still At Gibeon
12 Then will Joshua speak to Jehovah in the day Jehovah will give the Amorite before the sons of Israel, and he will say before the eyes of Israel, Sun in Gibeon, be thou silent, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun will be silent, and the moon stood, till the people will be avenged upon its enemies. Is it not written upon the book of the upright? and the sun will stand in the half of the heavens, and it hasted not to go down for a whole day. 14 And there was not as that day, before it and after it, that Jehovah heard to the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel.
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:18
(And he will say to teach the sons of Judah the bow: it was written upon the book of Jasher.)
Isaiah 38:8
Behold me turning back the shadow of the steps which will go down in the steps of Ahaz in the sun, backward ten steps. And the sun will turn back ten steps in the steps which it will go down.
Habakkuk 3:11
The sun, the moon stood in her habitation: at the light of thine arrows they will go, at the shining of the lightning of thy spear.
Numbers 21:14
For this it will be said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Giving in the whirlwind, and the torrents of Arnon.
Numbers 31:2
Avenge the avenging of the sons of Israel of the Midianites: afterwards thou shalt be gathered to thy people.
Joshua 10:11
And it will be in their fleeing from before Israel, they in the descent of the house of Horon, and Jehovah cast down upon them great stones from the heavens, even to Azekah; and more will die who died by the stones of hail than whom the sons of Israel slew with the sword.
Joshua 10:14
And there was not as that day, before it and after it, that Jehovah heard to the voice of a man: for Jehovah fought for Israel.
Judges 5:2
In the leading on of the leaders in Israel, In the willingness of the people, praise ye Jehovah.
Judges 16:28
And Samson will call to Jehovah, and will say, Lord Jehovah, remember me now, and strengthen me now but this once, O God, and I will avenge myself one vengeance for my two eyes of Philisteim.
Esther 8:13
The copy of the writing to be given an edict in every province and province, revealed to all the peoples, and for the Jews to be ready for this day to avenge themselves of their enemies.
Psalm 19:4
Their line went forth into all the earth, and their words into the ends of the habitable globe. In them he set a tent for the sun.
Psalm 74:16-17
To thee the day, also to thee the night: thou didst prepare the light and the sun.
Psalm 136:7-9
To him making great lights: for his mercy is forever.
Psalm 148:3
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise ye him all the stars of light.
Isaiah 24:23
And the moon blushed, and the sun was ashamed, for Jehovah of armies reigned in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and was honored before his old men.
Joel 2:10
The earth was moved before his face; the heavens trembled: the sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining:
Joel 2:31
The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and the terrible day of Jehovah.
Joel 3:15
The sun and the moon were darkened, and the stars took away their shining.
Matthew 5:45
So that ye might be sons of your Father, which in the heavens: for he makes his sun rise upon evil and good, and rains on the just and unjust.
Matthew 24:29
And quickly after the pressure of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heavens, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken;
Luke 18:7
And shall not God do the avenging of his chosen, crying to him day and night, being slow to anger toward them?
Acts 2:20
The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and distinguished day of the Lord come:
Revelation 6:10
And they cried with a great voice, saying, Till when, Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood of them dwelling upon earth
Revelation 6:12
And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and, behold, there was a great shaking; and the sun was black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon was as blood;
Revelation 8:12
And the fourth angel sounded the trumpet, and the third of the sun was stricken, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars; that a third of them might be darkened, and the day shone not, a third of it, and the night likewise.
Revelation 16:8-9
And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and it was given him to parch up men with fire.
Revelation 21:23
And the city has no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they shine in her: for the glory of God enlightened her, and her light the Lamb.