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12 Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh in the day when Yahweh gave over the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,

“O (A)sun, stand still at Gibeon,
And O moon in the valley of Aijalon.”
13 (B)So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped,
Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies.

Is it not written in (C)the book of Jashar? And (D)the sun stood in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, when Yahweh listened to the voice of a man; for (E)Yahweh fought for Israel.

15 Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.

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12 On the day the Lord gave the Amorites(A) 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.(B)
13 So the sun stood still,(C)
    and the moon stopped,
    till the nation avenged itself on[a] its enemies,

as it is written in the Book of Jashar.(D)

The sun stopped(E) in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There 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(F) for Israel!

15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 10:13 Or nation triumphed over