Joshua 22:29

Legacy Standard Bible

Far be it from us to rebel against Yahweh and turn away from following Yahweh this day, by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering or for sacrifice, besides the altar of Yahweh our God which is before His tabernacle.”

Cross References

Genesis 44:17

But he said, “Far be it from me to do this. The man in whose possession the cup has been found, he shall be my slave; but as for you, go up in peace to your father.”

Genesis 44:7

And they said to him, “Why does my lord speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing.

1 Kings 21:3

But Naboth said to Ahab, “Yahweh forbid me that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

2 Kings 18:22

But if you say to me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God,’ is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, ‘You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Has not the same Hezekiah taken away His high places and His altars, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, “You shall worship before one altar, and on it you shall offer offerings up in smoke”?

Romans 3:6

May it never be! For otherwise, how will God judge the world?

Romans 6:2

May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 9:14

What shall we say then? Is there any unrighteousness with God? May it never be!

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then it will be that the place in which Yahweh your God will choose for His name to dwell, there you shall bring all that I am commanding you: your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution of your hand, and all your choice votive offerings which you will vow to Yahweh.

Joshua 22:23

If we have built for ourselves an altar to turn away from following Yahweh, or if to perform a burnt offering or grain offering on it, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings on it, may Yahweh Himself require it.

Joshua 22:26

“Therefore we said, ‘Let us build an altar, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice;

Joshua 22:28

Therefore we said, ‘It will also be that if they say this to us or to our generations in time to come, then we shall say, “See the copy of the altar of Yahweh which our fathers made, not for burnt offering or for sacrifice; rather it is a witness between us and you.” ’

Joshua 22:30

So Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel who were with him, heard the words which the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh spoke. And it was good in their sight.

Joshua 24:16

And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh to serve other gods;

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and upright way.