| A. M - 1797 - 358 ˹éÒ
...nothing which renders the supposition of a change in the earth's axis necessary. He only says, that " the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down a whole day," which Would be accomplished without any change of the earth's axis, and by the bare stoppage... | |
| John Wilkins - 1802 - 292 ˹éÒ
...still. And Joshua said*, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou moon in the valley of Ajalon. So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a •whole day. And there was no day like that, before it, or after it. In which place likewise there are divers phrases... | |
| Gilbert Wakefield - 1804 - 572 ˹éÒ
...until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashir? So the Sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. ' And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a... | |
| Samuel Shuckford - 1808 - 548 ˹éÒ
...sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies ; so the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go dozen about a whole day y y and there was no day like that before it or after it. The thing which Joshua... | |
| 1809 - 1150 ˹éÒ
...the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of... | |
| Mrs. Trimmer (Sarah) - 1810 - 430 ˹éÒ
...the -people had avenged themselves upon their enemies : is not this written in the book of Jaaher ? so the sun Stood still in. the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that, before it or after it that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man... | |
| sir William Drummond (bart.) - 1811 - 546 ˹éÒ
...the five intercalated days were typified. The meaning of the allegory then comes out clearly enough. So the Sun stood still in the midst of Heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. The mystical writers of the East did not alway* strictly understand 24 hours by a day. In fact, they... | |
| James Wood - 1813 - 632 ˹éÒ
...•Joshua, after having related the miracle of stopping the course both of the sun and moon, adds, ' Is not this ' written in the book of Jasher ? So •...heaven, and hasted not to go down, ' about a whole day.1 Grotius is of opinion, that this book was a triumphant song made with a design to celebrate the... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1868 - 598 ˹éÒ
...the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation was avenged upon its enemies. Is this not written in the book of Jasher ? So the sun stood still...heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.' (x. 12, 13.) In this passage its being said that the sun stood still upon Gibeon, and the moon in the... | |
| 1815 - 706 ˹éÒ
...the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon ; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until...heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of... | |
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