Joshua 24:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
6030 [e]וַיַּ֤עַן
way-ya-‘an
So answeredConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
5971 [e]הָעָם֙
hā-‘ām
the peopleArt | N-ms
559 [e]וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
way-yō-mer,
and saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
2486 [e]חָלִ֣ילָה
ḥā-lî-lāh
Far be it from usInterjection | 3fs
  לָּ֔נוּ
lā-nū,
toPrep | 1cp
5800 [e]מֵעֲזֹ֖ב
mê-‘ă-zōḇ
that we should forsakePrep-m | V-Qal-Inf
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3068 [e]יְהוָ֑ה
Yah-weh;
YahwehN-proper-ms
5647 [e]לַעֲבֹ֖ד
la-‘ă-ḇōḏ
to servePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
430 [e]אֱלֹהִ֥ים
’ĕ-lō-hîm
godsN-mp
312 [e]אֲחֵרִֽים׃
’ă-ḥê-rîm.
otherAdj-mp





















Hebrew Texts
יהושע 24:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיַּ֤עַן הָעָם֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֔נוּ מֵעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃

יהושע 24:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויען העם ויאמר חלילה לנו מעזב את־יהוה לעבד אלהים אחרים׃

יהושע 24:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויען העם ויאמר חלילה לנו מעזב את־יהוה לעבד אלהים אחרים׃

יהושע 24:16 Hebrew Bible
ויען העם ויאמר חלילה לנו מעזב את יהוה לעבד אלהים אחרים׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The people answered and said, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;

King James Bible
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people replied, "We will certainly not abandon the LORD to worship other gods!
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