Joshua 24:16 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | answered | וַיַּ֤עַן | h6030 |
| 1 | And the people | הָעָם֙ | h5971 |
| 2 | and said | וַיֹּ֔אמֶר | h559 |
| 3 | God forbid | חָלִ֣ילָה | h2486 |
| 4 | | לָּ֔נוּ | h0 |
| 5 | that we should forsake | מֵֽעֲזֹ֖ב | h5800 |
| 6 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 7 | the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | h3068 |
| 8 | to serve | לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד | h5647 |
| 9 | gods | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | h430 |
| 10 | other | אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | h312 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
World English Bible (WEB)
The people answered, Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the people answer and say, `Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;