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.
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Verse 13 is found in chapter 10 of Joshua. Israel makes a night march and surprises the enemy armies. God intervenes through confusion and a great hailstorm, and the text attributes a decisive part of the defeat to the Lord. The extraordinary prolongation of the day through Joshua’s request appears within poetic language emphasizing the magnitude of the victory. The passage presents creation itself as subordinate to God’s purpose in favor of Israel during the battle.
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da stand die Sonne und der Mond still, bis daß sich das Volk an ihren Feinden rächte. Ist dies nicht geschrieben im Buch des Frommen? Also stand die Sonne mitten am Himmel und verzog unterzugehen beinahe einen ganzen Tag.
Y el sol se detuvo y la luna se paró, Hasta tanto que la gente se hubo vengado de sus enemigos. ¿No está aquesto escrito en el libro de Jasher? Y el sol se paró en medio del cielo, y no se apresuró a ponerse casi un día entero.
Et le soleil s'arrêta, et la lune suspendit sa course, Jusqu'à ce que la nation eût tiré vengeance de ses ennemis. Cela n'est-il pas écrit dans le livre du Juste? Le soleil s'arrêta au milieu du ciel, Et ne se hâta point de se coucher, presque tout un jour.
E il sole si fermò e la luna si arrestò, finchè il popolo si fu vendicato de’ suoi nemici. Questo non è egli scritto nel Libro del Diritto? Il sole adunque si arrestò in mezzo del cielo, e non si affrettò a tramontare, per lo spazio d’intorno ad un giorno intiero.
E o sol se deteve, e a lua parou, até que o povo se vingou de seus inimigos. Isto não está escrito no livro de Jasher? O sol, pois, se deteve no meio do céu, e não se apressou a pôr-se, quase um dia inteiro.
太陽就停住,月亮就止住, 直到國民向敵人報仇。 這事豈不是寫在《雅煞珥書》上嗎?太陽停在天空當中,沒有急速下落,約有一整天。
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