Joshua 22:29

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

Far be it from us—that we should rebel against Yahweh, or turn back, to-day, from following Yahweh, by building an altar, for ascending-offering, or meal-offering or for sacrifice,—other than the altar of Yahweh our God, which is before his habitation.

Cross References

Joshua 24:16

Then responded the people, and said, Far be it from us, that we should forsake Yahweh,—to serve other gods;

Romans 9:14

What, then, shall we say? Is there injustice with God? Far be it!

Romans 6:2

Far be it! we who have died unto sin, how, any longer, shall we live therein?

Romans 3:6

Far be it! Else how shall God judge the world?

2 Chronicles 32:12

Is it not, the same Hezekiah, who hath removed his high places, and his altars,—and hath given word to Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar, shall ye bow yourselves down, and, thereupon, shall ye burn incense?

2 Kings 18:22

But, if ye should say unto me, In Yahweh our God, do we trust, Then is that not he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath removed, and said unto Judah, and unto Jerusalem—Before this altar, shall ye bow down, in Jerusalem?

1 Kings 21:3

And Naboth said unto Ahab,—Far be it from me, of Yahweh! that I should give up the inheritance of my fathers, unto thee!

1 Samuel 12:23

As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you,—but I will direct you, in the good and right way.

Joshua 22:26

We said, therefore, Let us prepare, we pray you, to build us an altar,—not for ascending-offering, nor for sacrifice;

Joshua 22:23

that we should build for ourselves an altar, to turn back from following Yahweh,—or, if that we might cause to go up thereon ascending-sacrifice or meal-offering, or if that we might offer thereon peace-offerings, let Yahweh himself require it;

Genesis 44:17

And he said, Far be it from me to do this thing! The man in whose hand the cup hath been found, he, shall be my servant, but as for you, go ye up in peace unto your father.

Genesis 44:7

And they said unto him, Wherefore should my lord speak such words as these? Far be thy servants, from doing such a thing as this!

Joshua 22:28

Therefore said we, And it shall be, when they so say to us, or to our generations, in time to come,—that we will say—Behold ye the pattern of the altar of Yahweh, which our fathers made, not for ascending-offerings nor for sacrifice, but that, a witness, it might be between us and you.

Joshua 22:30

And, when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the assembly, 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 spake, then was it well-pleasing in their eyes.

Deuteronomy 12:11

then shall it be, that unto the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to make a habitation for his name there, thither, shall ye bring in all that I am commanding you,—your ascending-offerings and your sacrifices your tithes and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your chosen vow-offerings which ye shall vow unto Yahweh.