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href="/niv/joshua/24.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the people answered, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The people replied, “We would never abandon the LORD and serve other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/24.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />The people replied, “Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we would abandon the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The people answered and said, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The people answered, “Far be it from us to abandon (reject) the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The people replied, “We will certainly not abandon the LORD to worship other gods!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The people replied, "We will certainly not abandon the LORD to worship other gods! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The people answered: We could never worship other gods or stop worshiping the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people replied, "We would never leave the LORD to serve other gods! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people responded, "It would be unthinkable for us to abandon the LORD to serve other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In response, the people said, "Far be it from us that we should abandon the LORD to serve other gods, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The people responded, "Far be it from us to abandon the LORD so we can worship other gods!</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the people answered and said: “Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/joshua/24.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The people answered, "Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/joshua/24.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/joshua/24.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, "Far be it from us to forsake the LORD to serve other gods,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/joshua/24.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the people answered, and said, Be it far from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/joshua/24.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Then the people answered and saide, God forbid, that we shoulde forsake the Lord, to serue other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/joshua/24.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />The people aunswered and sayd: God forbyd, that we should forsake the Lord, and serue straunge goddes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/joshua/24.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Then answered the people, and saide: God forbidde, that we shulde forsake the LORDE, & serue other goddes.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the people answer and say, “Far be it from us to forsake YHWH, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the people answer and say, 'Far be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />An the people will answer and say, Woe to us forsaking Jehovah to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the people answered, and said: God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the people responded, and they said: “Far be it from us that we would forsake the Lord, and serve foreign gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all of the people answered and they said: “God forbid us that we would forsake LORD JEHOVAH and we would serve other gods<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the people answered and said: 'Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the people answered and said, Far be it from us to forsake the Lord, so as to serve other gods.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2486.htm" title="2486: ḥā·lî·lāh (Interjection:: 3fs) -- Far be it! Or chalilah; a directive from chalal; literal for a profaned thing; used Far be it!">“Far be it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">from us</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: mê·‘ă·zōḇ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">to forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: la·‘ă·ḇōḏ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">to serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods!</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/joshua/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971. am (am) -- folk">And the people</a><a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify"> answer</a><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say"> and say</a><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self">, ‘Far be it from us to forsake</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel"> Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647. abad (aw-bad') -- to work, serve">, to serve</a><a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312. 'acher (akh-air') -- another"> other</a><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god"> gods;</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/joshua/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsa 5971"> people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqw3msXa 6030"> replied</a>, “ <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp">We</a> <a href="/hebrew/2486.htm" title="חָלִיל_2 Pi 2486"> will certainly not</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָה Xd"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqc 5800"> abandon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="עבד vqc 5647"> worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="אַחֵר_1 ampa 312"> other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> gods</a>! </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/joshua/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5971a.htm" title="5971a">The people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030a.htm" title="6030a">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2486.htm" title="2486. chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) -- far be it!">"Far</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800a.htm" title="5800a">be it from us that we should forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647. abad (aw-bad') -- to work, serve">to serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312. 'acher (akh-air') -- another">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- God, god">gods;</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/joshua/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971. am (am) -- folk">And the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030. anah (aw-naw') -- testify">answered</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2486.htm" title="2486. chaliylah (khaw-lee'-law) -- far be it!">God forbid</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800. azab (aw-zab') -- self">that we should forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647. abad (aw-bad') -- to work, serve">to serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312. 'acher (akh-air') -- another">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430. 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