Joshua 24:16
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
KJV
Responditque populus, et ait : Absit a nobis ut relinquamus Dominum, et serviamus diis alienis.
Vulgate
καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ λαὸς εἶπεν Μὴ γένοιτο ἡμῖν καταλιπεῖν Κύριον, ὥστε λατρεύειν θεοῖς ἑτέροις.
LXX
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
ASV
וַ/יַּ֤עַן הָ/עָם֙ וַ/יֹּ֔אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָ/ה לָּ֔/נוּ מֵ/עֲזֹ֖ב אֶת יְהוָ֑ה לַ/עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
'chrym
adjective · 166×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ה
h
pronoun · 21×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 287×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 12:23 — Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
- Heb 10:38 — Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
- Josh 22:29 — God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD