Joshua 10:14

“There was no day like that before it or after it, when YHWH listened to the voice of a man, for YHWH fought for Israel.”

Joshua 10:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 10:14, word by word

There wasהָיָהhaya

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “haya” appears
day like thatיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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before itפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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when YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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listenedשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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to the voiceקוֹלkol

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

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of a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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foughtנִלְחָםnilcham

fight

To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.

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for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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The context

13And 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.

14 · This verse (above)

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

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