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When the Sun Stood Still: Syntax and Command in Joshua 10:12
אָ֣ז יְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהֹושֻׁעַ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּיֹ֗ום תֵּ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י לִפְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְעֵינֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שֶׁ֚מֶשׁ בְּגִבְעֹ֣ון דֹּ֔ום וְיָרֵ֖חַ בְּעֵ֥מֶק אַיָּלֹֽון׃
(Joshua 10:12)
Then Yehoshua spoke to YHWH on the day YHWH gave the Amorites before Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: Sun, stand still in Gibeon; and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.
A Moment of Cosmic Syntax
Joshua 10:12 captures one of the most dramatic moments in biblical narrative: Yehoshua’s direct address to YHWH and his command to the heavenly bodies.… Learn Hebrew
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