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Joshua 10:12–13
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Joshua 10:12
12¶ Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
12¶ Then spake Ioshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD deliuered vp the Amorites before the children of Israel, and hee said in the sight of Israel, *Sunne, †stand thou still vpon Gibeon, and thou Moone in the valley of Aialon.
- Heb. bee silent.
- Esa. 28.21 ecclus. 46.4.
Joshua 10:13
13And 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.
13And the Sunne stood still, and the Moone stayed, vntill the people had auenged themselues vpon their enemies. Is not this written in the booke of ‖Iasher? So the Sunne stood still in the midst of heauen, and hasted not to goe downe, about a whole day.
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DEFINED WORDS
Joshua 10:12
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
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Freed, rescued, handed over, committed, spoken, or brought forth, according to context.
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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called in Scripture.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The act or power of seeing; something seen; a view, appearance, or presence, according to context.
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To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
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To stop, as motion or agitation; to check’ or restrain; to make quiet.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Low ground between hills or mountains, often watered by a stream.
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Joshua 10:13
To stop, as motion or agitation; to check’ or restrain; to make quiet.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Remained, stopped, restrained, supported, fixed, or settled.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Punished or repaid a wrong; executed vengeance or judgment.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To write: to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing.
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The middle or central part; the position among or surrounded by others.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
The expanse above the earth, including the sky or firmament; also the dwelling or throne of God, according to context.
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To haste: to hurry, act quickly, or make speed.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.
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Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The period of light between morning and evening; a complete daily cycle; or a specified time, age, or season, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 12
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Open the full verse study11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
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Open the full verse study8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
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Open the full verse study20Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
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Open the full verse study13And 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.
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Open the full verse study19And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
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Open the full verse study21For the Lord shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.
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Open the full verse study7Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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Open the full verse study26If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
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Open the full verse study3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
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Open the full verse study4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
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Open the full verse study3And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
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Open the full verse study20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Open the full verse study42And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
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Open the full verse study16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
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Open the full verse study13Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
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Open the full verse study9And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:
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Open the full verse study12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
From verse 13
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Open the full verse study11The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
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Open the full verse study8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
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Open the full verse study14And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
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Open the full verse study28And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
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Open the full verse study18(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)
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Open the full verse study13The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
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Open the full verse study10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:
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Open the full verse study15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.
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Open the full verse study7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
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Open the full verse study7To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever:
8The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever:
9The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever.
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Open the full verse study3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
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Open the full verse study4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
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Open the full verse study23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.
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Open the full verse study11And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
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Open the full verse study2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
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Open the full verse study2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
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Open the full verse study16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
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Open the full verse study20The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:
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Open the full verse study8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
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Open the full verse study23And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
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Open the full verse study10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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Open the full verse study12And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
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Open the full verse study12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
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Open the full verse study45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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Open the full verse study14Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
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Open the full verse study31The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come.
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Open the full verse study29¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
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