Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

World English Bible (WEB)

The people answered, Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the people answer and say, `Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;