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'''Joshua 10:13'''
'''Joshua 10:13'''
:''So the sun stood still, And the moon stopped, Till the people had revenge Upon their enemies. Is this not written in the '''Book of Jasher'''? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.
:''So the sun stood still, And the moon stayed, Until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the '''Book of Jasher'''?<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), Jos 10:13.</ref>


'''2 Samuel 1:18'''
'''2 Samuel 1:18'''
:''...and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow; indeed it is written in the '''Book of Jasher'''...''
:''Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in '''the book of Jasher'''.<ref>The Holy Bible: King James Version, Electronic Edition of the 1900 Authorized Version. (Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc., 2009), 2 Sa 1:18.</ref>


It is not possible to plagiarize when you mention the source.  Once again for emphasis, '''if William Branham had simply said that he was using some ideas that he got from Clarence Larkin, it would not have been plagiarism.'''
It is not plagiarism when you mention the source, which in this case was the book of Jasher.   
 
Once again for emphasis, '''if William Branham had simply said that he was using some ideas that he got from Clarence Larkin, it would not have been plagiarism.'''


With respect to Enoch, we are unsure what the reference is as we are not aware of either Joshua or Samuel quoting Enoch.  If the author of the question could send us a more detailed email containing a specific scripture reference, then we could address this issue more specifically.
With respect to Enoch, we are unsure what the reference is as we are not aware of either Joshua or Samuel quoting Enoch.  If the author of the question could send us a more detailed email containing a specific scripture reference, then we could address this issue more specifically.