Jump to Previous Servants ServeJump to Next Servants ServeParallel Verses English Standard Version Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods, 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! International Standard Version In response, the people said, "Far be it from us that we should abandon the LORD to serve other gods, NET Bible The people responded, "Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods! GOD'S WORD® Translation The people responded, "It would be unthinkable for us to abandon the LORD to serve other gods. King James 2000 Bible And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; American King James Version And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; American Standard Version And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods; Douay-Rheims Bible And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods. Darby Bible Translation And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods; English Revised Version And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; Webster's Bible Translation And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; World English Bible The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods; Young's Literal Translation And the people answer and say, 'Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods; Lexicon And the people`am (am) 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. answered `anah (aw-naw') to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce and said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) God forbid chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid. that we should forsake `azab (aw-zab') to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc. -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, surely. the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. to serve `abad (aw-bad') to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc. other 'acher (akh-air') hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange. gods 'elohiym (el-o-heem') angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty. Multilingual Josué 24:16 FrenchLinks Joshua 24:16 NIV • Joshua 24:16 NLT • Joshua 24:16 ESV • Joshua 24:16 NASB • Joshua 24:16 KJV • Joshua 24:16 Bible Apps • Joshua 24:16 Parallel • Bible Hub |