Joshua 24:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;”

Joshua 24:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Joshua 24:1611 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּ֤עַןwayaʿan

give accountconjH6030

afflict (by mistake for

הָ/עָם֙hāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

וַ/יֹּ֔אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

חָלִ֣ילָ/הḥāliylāh

be farparticleH2486

forbid

לָּ֔/נוּlānw

pron

מֵ/עֲזֹ֖בmēʿăzōb

commit selfpronH5800

fail · forsake · fortify · help ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

לַ/עֲבֹ֖דlaʿăbōd

keep in bondagepronH5647

be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···

אֱלֹהִ֥יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

אֲחֵרִֽיםʾăḥēriym

other manadjH312

following · next · strange

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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