Joshua 22:29

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Far be it from us to rebel against Jehovah, and to turn away today from following after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt offering, for food offering, and for sacrifice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our God, which is before His tabernacle!

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

And he said, Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose hand the cup was found, he shall become a slave to me; and you go up in peace to your father.

Genesis 44:7

And they said to him, Why should my lord speak according to these words? Far be it from your servants to do according to this word.

1 Kings 21:3

And Naboth said to Ahab, Far be it from me, by Jehovah, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you.

2 Kings 18:22

And when you say to me, We have trusted to Jehovah our God, is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has removed, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar you shall bow yourselves in Jerusalem?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Has not Hezekiah himself removed His high places, and His altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar you shall worship, and on it you shall burn incense.

Romans 3:6

Let it not be! Otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

Let it not be! We who died to sin, how shall we still live in it?

Romans 9:14

What then shall we say? Is there not unrighteousness with God? Let it not be!

Deuteronomy 12:11

And it shall be the place which Jehovah your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I am commanding you, your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice free-will offerings which you vow to Jehovah.

Joshua 22:23

If we built an altar for ourselves to turn away from following after Jehovah, or to sacrifice on it burnt offering and food offering, or to offer on it sacrifices of peace, may Jehovah Himself require it.

Joshua 22:26

And we said, Let us now prepare for ourselves, to build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice,

Joshua 22:28

And we said, And it shall be, when they say this to us, and to our generations hereafter, that we shall say, See the pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice, but it is a witness between us and you.

Joshua 22:30

And Phinehas the priest, and the rulers of the congregation and the heads of the thousands of Israel with him heard the words which the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh had spoken. And it was good in their eyes.

Joshua 24:16

And the people replied and said, Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods.

1 Samuel 12:23

Also I, far be it from me from sinning against Jehovah, from ceasing to pray for you. But I will instruct you in the good and the right way.