Joshua 24:16
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Bible > Joshua > Chapter 24 > Verse 16
Joshua 24:16
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And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
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And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
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For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And the peopleH5971 answeredH6030 and saidH559, God forbidH2486 that we should forsakeH5800 the LORDH3068, to serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430;
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיַּעַן הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר חָלִילָה לָּנוּ מֵעֲזֹב אֶת־יְהוָה לַעֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יַּ֤עַן |
va/i.Ya.'an | H6030 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it answered |
הָ/עָם֙ |
ha./'Am | H5971 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ people |
וַ/יֹּ֔אמֶר |
va/i.Yo.mer | H559 | HC/Vqw3ms | and/ it said |
חָלִ֣ילָ/ה |
cha.Li.lah | H2486 | HTj/Sh | far be it |
לָּ֔/נוּ |
La./nu | HR/Sp1cp | to (the)/ us | |
מֵ/עֲזֹ֖ב |
me./'a.Zo | H5800 | HR/Vqc | from/ forsaking |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
יְהוָ֑ה |
Yah.weh | H3068 | HNp | Yahweh |
לַ/עֲבֹ֖ד |
la./'a.Vod | H5647 | HR/Vqc | to/ serve |
אֱלֹהִ֥ים |
'E.lo.Him | H430 | HNcmpa | gods |
אֲחֵרִֽים |
'a.che.Rim | H312 | HAampa | other |
Strong's References
- H312 — אַחֵר (ʼachêr, akh-air'): from אָחַר (ʼâchar) H309; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.; (an-) other man, following, next, strange.
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
- H2486 — חָלִילָה (châlîylâh, khaw-lee'-law): or חָלִלָה (châlilâh); a directive from חָלַל (châlal) H2490; literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!; be far, ([idiom] God) forbid.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ (Yâhh) H3050, יְהֹוִה (Yᵉhôvih) H3069.
- H5647 — עָבַד (ʻâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.; [idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
- H5800 — עָזַב (ʻâzab, aw-zab'): a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם (ʻâmam) H6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6030 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה (ʻânâh) H6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת (Bêyth ʻĂnôwth) H1042, בֵּית עֲנָת (Bêyth ʻĂnâth) H1043.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Reciprocal references (4): Joshua 22:29, 1 Samuel 20:2, 1 Kings 21:3, Jeremiah 2:20
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: FORSAKING GOD
- Nave’s: SHECHEM; ZEAL, RELIGIOUS
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