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13 The sun rested,
and the moon stood still
until a nation could avenge itself on its enemies.

Is this not written in the Book of Jashar?[a] The sun stood still in the middle of the sky and did not hurry to set for about a whole day. 14 There has never been a day like that day either before it or after it, a day when the Lord listened to the voice of a man, for the Lord was fighting for Israel.

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

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  1. Joshua 10:13 Or the Book of the Upright

13 So the sun stood still,(A)
    and the moon stopped,
    till the nation avenged itself on[a] its enemies,

as it is written in the Book of Jashar.(B)

The sun stopped(C) in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. 14 There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting(D) for Israel!

15 Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.(E)

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  1. Joshua 10:13 Or nation triumphed over