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Joshua 24:19

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

KJV

Dixitque Josue ad populum : Non poteritis servire Domino : Deus enim sanctus et fortis æmulator est, nec ignoscet sceleribus vestris atque peccatis.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἰησοῦς πρὸς τὸν λαόν Οὐ μὴ δύνησθε λατρεύειν Κυρίῳ· ὅτι θεὸς ἅγιός ἐστιν, καὶ ζηλώσας οὗτος οὐκ ἀνήσει ὑμῶν τὰ ἁμαρτήματα καὶ τὰ ἀνομήματα ὑμῶν.

LXX

And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah; for he is a holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgression nor your sins.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַ אֶל הָ/עָ֗ם לֹ֤א תֽוּכְלוּ֙ לַ/עֲבֹ֣ד אֶת יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי אֱלֹהִ֥ים קְדֹשִׁ֖ים ה֑וּא אֵֽל קַנּ֣וֹא ה֔וּא לֹֽא יִשָּׂ֥א לְ/פִשְׁעֲ/כֶ֖ם וּ/לְ/חַטֹּאותֵי/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Joshua

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
חַטָּ֖את
cht't
noun · 298×
י
y
noun · 1849×
י
y
noun · 93×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ
yhvsh'
proper_noun · 218×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 287×
קְד֥וֹשׁ
qdvsh
noun · 119×
קַנּ֣וֹא
qnv'
adjective · 2×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:20 — But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
  • 1Cor 10:22 — Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • 1Sam 3:14 — And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
  • 1Sam 6:20 — And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
  • 2Chr 36:16 — But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
  • Exod 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them th
  • Exod 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them th
  • Exod 23:21 — Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
  • Exod 23:21 — Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
  • Exod 34:14 — For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
  • Exod 34:14 — For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
  • Isa 2:9 — And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.
  • Isa 5:16 — But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
  • Isa 6:3 — And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.
  • Isa 30:11 — Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
  • Isa 30:15 — For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
  • Josh 24:23 — Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
  • Lev 10:3 — Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
  • Lev 19:2 — Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy.
  • Lev 20:26 — And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
  • Luke 14:25 — And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
  • Luke 14:28 — For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
  • Matt 6:24 — No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
  • Matt 6:24 — No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
  • Nah 1:2 — God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
  • Ps 99:5 — Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
  • Ps 99:9 — Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
  • Ruth 1:15 — And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.