- Be it far:
- "And Joabª answeredª° and said,ª° Far be it,ª far be itª from me, that¹ I should swallow upª° or¹ destroy.ª°" {2Sm 20:20} + "And he said,ª° God forbidª that I should doª°¹ so:ª [but] the manª in whose¹ handª the cupª is found,ª° he¹ shall be¹ my servant;ª and as for you,¹ get you upª° in peaceª unto¹ your father.ª" {Gen 44:17} + "Wherefore¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª saith,ª° I saidª° indeedª° [that] thy house,ª and the houseª of thy father,ª should walkª° beforeª me for² ever:ª¹ but now¹ the LORDª saith,ª° Be it far¹ from me;² for¹ them that honourª° me I will honour,ª° and they that despiseª° me shall be lightly esteemed.ª°" {1Sm 2:30} + "The LORDª¹ forbidª that I should stretch forthª°¹ mine handª against the LORD'Sª anointed:ª but, I pray thee,¹ takeª° thou now¹¹ the spearª that¹ [is] at his bolster,ª and the cruseª of water,ª and let us go.²°¹" {1Sm 26:11} + "And Nabothª saidª° to¹ Ahab,ª The LORDª¹ forbidª it me, that I should giveª°¹¹ the inheritanceª of my fathersª unto thee." {1Kg 21:3} + "And said,ª° My Godª¹ forbid² it¹ me, that I should doª°¹ this thing:ª shall I drinkª° the bloodª of these¹ men²¹ that have put their lives¹ in jeopardy?² for¹ with [the jeopardy of] their livesª they broughtª° it. Therefore he wouldª° not¹ drinkª° it. These things¹ didª° these threeª mightiest.ª" {1Ch 11:19}
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