God Forbid
From:
Concise Bible Dictionary: G
By:
George A. Morrish
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
24sec
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This is an unhappy expression, bringing in the name of God where it does not occur. In the Old Testament it is
chalilah
, “far be it” (Gen. 44:7, 17, etc). In the New Testament
μὴ γένοιτο
, “let it not be” (Rom. 3:4,6,31, etc).