sheh'-mesh
from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by
implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a
notched battlement:--+ east side(-ward), sun ((rising)), +
west(-ward), window. See also 1053.
see Hebrew for [01053]
From the wilderness [04057] and this Lebanon [03844] even unto the great [01419] river [05104], the river [05104] Euphrates [06578], all the land [0776] of the Hittites [02850], and unto the great [01419] sea [03220] toward the going down [03996] of the sun [08121], shall be your coast [01366].
Until the Lord [03068] have given [05117] your brethren [0251] rest [05117], as he hath given you, and they also have possessed [03423] the land [0776] which the Lord [03068] your God [0430] giveth [05414] them: then ye shall return [07725] unto the land [0776] of your possession [03425], and enjoy [03423] it, which Moses [04872] the Lord's [03068] servant [05650] gave [05414] you on this side [05676] Jordan [03383] toward the sunrising [08121] [04217].
And the king [04428] of Ai [05857] he hanged [08518] on a tree [06086] until eventide [06153] [06256]: and as soon as the sun [08121] was down [0935], Joshua [03091] commanded [06680] that they should take [03381] his carcase [05038] down [03381] from the tree [06086], and cast [07993] it at the entering [06607] of the gate [08179] of the city [05892], and raise [06965] thereon a great [01419] heap [01530] of stones [068], that remaineth unto this day [03117].
Then spake [01696] Joshua [03091] to the Lord [03068] in the day [03117] when the Lord [03068] delivered up [05414] the Amorites [0567] before [06440] the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and he said [0559] in the sight [05869] of Israel [03478], Sun [08121], stand thou still [01826] upon Gibeon [01391]; and thou, Moon [03394], in the valley [06010] of Ajalon [0357].stand…: Heb. be silent
And the sun [08121] stood still [01826], and the moon [03394] stayed [05975], until the people [01471] had avenged [05358] themselves upon their enemies [0341]. Is not this [01931] written [03789] in the book [05612] of Jasher [03477]? So the sun [08121] stood still [05975] in the midst [02677] of heaven [08064], and hasted [0213] not to go down [0935] about a whole [08549] day [03117].Jasher: or, the upright?
And it came to pass at the time [06256] of the going down [0935] of the sun [08121], that Joshua [03091] commanded [06680], and they took them down [03381] off the trees [06086], and cast [07993] them into the cave [04631] wherein they had been hid [02244], and laid [07760] great [01419] stones [068] in the cave's [04631] mouth [06310], which remain until this very [06106] day [03117].
Now these are the kings [04428] of the land [0776], which the children [01121] of Israel [03478] smote [05221], and possessed [03423] their land [0776] on the other side [05676] Jordan [03383] toward the rising [04217] of the sun [08121], from the river [05158] Arnon [0769] unto mount [02022] Hermon [02768], and all the plain [06160] on the east [04217]:
And the land [0776] of the Giblites [01382], and all Lebanon [03844], toward the sunrising [08121] [04217], from Baal–gad [01171] under mount [02022] Hermon [02768] unto the entering [0935] into Hamath [02574].
And turned [07725] from Sarid [08301] eastward [06924] toward the sunrising [08121] [04217] unto the border [01366] of Chisloth–tabor [03696], and then goeth out [03318] to Daberath [01705], and goeth up [05927] to Japhia [03309],
And turneth [07725] toward the sunrising [08121] [04217] to Beth–dagon [01016], and reacheth [06293] to Zebulun [02074], and to the valley [01516] of Jiphthah–el [03317] toward the north side [06828] of Beth–emek [01025], and Neiel [05272], and goeth out [03318] to Cabul [03521] on the left hand [08040],
And then the coast [01366] turneth [07725] westward [03220] to Aznoth–tabor [0243], and goeth out [03318] from thence to Hukkok [02712], and reacheth [06293] to Zebulun [02074] on the south side [05045], and reacheth [06293] to Asher [0836] on the west side [03220], and to Judah [03063] upon Jordan [03383] toward the sunrising [08121] [04217].
Behold [07200], I have divided [05307] unto you by lot these nations [01471] that remain [07604], to be an inheritance [05159] for your tribes [07626], from Jordan [03383], with all the nations [01471] that I have cut off [03772], even unto the great [01419] sea [03220] westward [08121] [03996].westward: Heb. at the sunset