JOSHUA 10:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
The sun stood still — The sun stood still (דּוֹם, literally 'was silent' or 'ceased from motion'), and the moon stayed, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies (עַד־יִנְקוֹם־הַגּוֹי מֵאֹיְבָיו). The text emphasizes that the solar stillness persists 'until the nation took vengeance'—the extension of daylight serves Israel's military purpose, allowing complete victory before darkness. The verb 'dom' suggests not merely a slowing but an absolute cessation of movement. This miracle is the most extraordinary divine intervention in the conquest, beyond even the Jericho walls.
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