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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. (KJV)
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אָ֣ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 1
יְדַבֵּ֤רye.da.Berhe spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 2
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ֙ye.ho.shu.a'Joshua
Lemma: יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (ye.ho.shu.a) · Strong's: H3091G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joshua
Used 204 times. Also: Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Exodus 17:13, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 32:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3091G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 3
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 4
בְּי֗וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 5
תֵּ֤תtetdelivered up
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 6
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 8
הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]
Lemma: אֱמֹרִי (e.mo.ri) · Strong's: H0567
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)
Meaning: Amorite
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 10:16, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0567; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 9
לִפְנֵ֖יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 10
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 11
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 12
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר\׀vai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 13
לְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes of
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: seeing
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 14
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 15
שֶׁ֚מֶשׁShe.meshO sun
Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sun
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 16
בְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onat Gibeon
Lemma: גִּבְעוֹן (giv.on) · Strong's: H1391
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gibeon
Used 37 times. Also: Joshua 9:3, Joshua 9:17, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:2, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 10:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1391; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 17
דּ֔וֹםDombe still
Lemma: דָּמַם (da.mam) · Strong's: H1826A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to silence: stationary
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 15:16, Joshua 10:13, 1 Samuel 14:9, Job 30:27, Psalms 35:15, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1826A; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 18
וְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achand O moon
Lemma: יָרֵחַ (ya.re.ach) · Strong's: H3394
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: moon
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 37:9, Deuteronomy 4:19, Deuteronomy 17:3, Joshua 10:13, 2 Kings 23:5, Job 25:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3394; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 19
בְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekin [the] valley
Lemma: עֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) · Strong's: H6010R
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: valley
Used 36 times. Also: Numbers 14:25, Joshua 8:13, Joshua 13:19, Joshua 13:27, Judges 1:19, Judges 1:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6010R; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 20
אַיָּלֽוֹן\׃'ai.ya.LonAijalon
Lemma: אַיָּלוֹן (ay.ya.lon) · Strong's: H0357
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Aijalon
Used 10 times. Also: Joshua 19:42, Joshua 21:24, Judges 1:35, Judges 12:12, 1 Samuel 14:31, 1 Chronicles 6:69 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0357; TAHOT Joshua 10:12 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On the day [that] | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| gave the Amorites | → | אֱמֹרִי H0567 Amorite |
| over | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| to | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Israelites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Joshua | → | יְהוֹשׁוּעַ H3091G Joshua |
| spoke | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| in the presence | → | עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| O sun | → | שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun |
| stand still | → | דָּמַם H1826A to silence: stationary |
| over Gibeon | → | גִּבְעוֹן H1391 Gibeon |
| O moon | → | יָרֵחַ H3394 moon |
| over the Valley | → | עֵ֫מֶק H6010R valley |
| of Aijalon | → | אַיָּלוֹן H0357 Aijalon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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