Other translations
American Standard Version
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Darby Bible Translation
And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods,
God's Word
The people responded, "It would be unthinkable for us to abandon the LORD to serve other gods.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The people replied, "We will certainly not abandon the LORD to worship other gods!
International Standard Version
In response, the people said, "Far be it from us that we should abandon the LORD to serve other gods,
NET Bible
The people responded, "Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!
New American Standard Bible
The people answered and said, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;
New International Version
Then the people answered, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!
New Living Translation
The people replied, "We would never abandon the LORD and serve other gods.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
The World English Bible
The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;
EasyEnglish Bible
The people answered Joshua, ‘We would never turn against the Lord to serve other gods!
Young‘s Literal Translation
And the people answer and say, `Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
New Life Version
The people answered, “May it never be that we turn away from the Lord and serve other gods.
The Voice Bible
People of Israel (responding): Nothing could be further from our minds than abandoning the Eternal to serve other gods.
Living Bible
And the people replied, “We would never forsake the Lord and worship other gods!
New Catholic Bible
The people said, “God forbid that we should abandon the Lord to serve other gods.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh to serve other gods;
Jubilee Bible 2000
Then the people answered and said, May it never happen that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods.
Christian Standard Bible
The people replied, “We will certainly not abandon the Lord to worship other gods!
Amplified Bible © 1954
The people answered, Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods;
New Century Version
Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord to serve other gods!
The Message
The people answered, “We’d never forsake God! Never! We’d never leave God to worship other gods.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
The people responded by saying, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord in order to serve other gods!
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods;
Good News Translation®
The people replied, “We would never leave the Lord to serve other gods!
Wycliffe Bible
And all the people answered, and said, Far be it from us that we forsake the Lord, and serve alien gods (and serve foreign, or other, gods).
Contemporary English Version
The people answered: We could never worship other gods or stop worshiping the Lord.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods;
Common English Bible © 2011
Then the people answered, “God forbid that we ever leave the Lord to serve other gods!
Amplified Bible © 2015
The people answered, “Far be it from us to abandon (reject) the Lord to serve other gods;
English Standard Version Anglicised
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
But the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods.
New American Standard Bible
The people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would abandon the Lord to serve other gods;
The Expanded Bible
Then the people answered, “·We will never stop following [L Far be it from us to forsake] the Lord to serve other gods!
Tree of Life Version
Then the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake Adonai to worship other gods!
Revised Standard Version
Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
New International Reader's Version
Then the people answered Joshua, “We would never desert the Lord! We would never serve other gods!
BRG Bible
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods;
Complete Jewish Bible
The people answered, “Far be it from us that we would abandon Adonai to serve other gods;
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods;
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And the people answered and said, Chalilah lanu (far be it from us) that we should forsake Hashem, to serve elohim acharim;
Names of God Bible
The people responded, “It would be unthinkable for us to abandon Yahweh to serve other gods.
Modern English Version
The people answered and said, “God forbid that we forsake the Lord and serve other gods!
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the people answered, “We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other gods!
International Children’s Bible
Then the people answered, “No! We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other gods!
Lexham English Bible
And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would forsake Yahweh to serve other gods,
New International Version - UK
Then the people answered, ‘Far be it from us to forsake the Lord to serve other gods!