Joshua 24:16
तब लोगों ने उत्तर दिया, यहोवा को त्यागकर दूसरे देवताओं की सेवा करनी हम से दूर रहे;
| And the people | וַיַּ֤עַן | wayyaʿan | va-YA-an |
| answered | הָעָם֙ | hāʿām | ha-AM |
| said, and | וַיֹּ֔אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| God forbid | חָלִ֣ילָה | ḥālîlâ | ha-LEE-la |
| forsake should we that | לָּ֔נוּ | lānû | LA-noo |
| מֵֽעֲזֹ֖ב | mēʿăzōb | may-uh-ZOVE | |
| the Lord, | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| to serve | יְהוָ֑ה | yĕhwâ | yeh-VA |
| other | לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד | laʿăbōd | la-uh-VODE |
| gods; | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ʾĕlōhîm | ay-loh-HEEM |
| אֲחֵרִֽים׃ | ʾăḥērîm | uh-hay-REEM |