Study it in the app“And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on its enemies. Is it not written in the book of the Upright? The sun stopped in the middle of the heavens and did not hurry to go down for about a whole day.”
And the sunוַ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁstood still,יִּדֹּםand the moonוְיָרֵחַstopped,עָמָדuntilעַדthe nationגּוֹיtook vengeanceיִקֹּםon its enemies.אֹיְבָיוIsהֲitהִיאnotלֹאwrittenכְתוּבָהinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the Upright?הַיָּשָׁרThe sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁstoppedוַיַּעֲמֹדin the middleבַּחֲצִיof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand did notוְלֹאhurryאָץto go downלָבוֹאfor about a wholeכְּ תָּמִיםday.יוֹם
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appearsbe silent
To stop speaking or moving; to wait in stillness.
Where else “yidom” appearsmoon
Moon.
Where else “yareach” appearsstop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amad” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsavenge
Avenge: make someone pay for the wrong done; take vengeance.
Where else “yikom” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appearswrite
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chetuva” appearsbook
A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.
Where else “sefer” appearsupright
Acting well before YHWH, without bending.
Where else “yashar” appearsmiddle
The central point of something, like the middle of the night.
Where else “chatsi” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appearshurry
To do something too fast.
Where else “ats” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearswithout defect
Without defect, whole.
Where else “tamim” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsThe “Book of the Upright” (in Hebrew, Yashar) is an ancient book that has not survived; it is also quoted in 2 Samuel 1:18.
12Then Joshua spoke to YHWH on the day when YHWH gave up the Amorite before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon.”
13 · This verse (above)
14There was no day like that before it or after it, when YHWH listened to the voice of a man, for YHWH fought for Israel.
