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Douay-Rheims
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And the people answered, and said, God forbid we should leave the Lord, and serve strange gods.
King James
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And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
Louis Second
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Le peuple répondit, et dit: Loin de nous la pensée d'abandonner l'Éternel, et de servir d'autres dieux
Martin Luther
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Da antwortete das Volk und sprach: Das sei ferne von uns, daß wir den HErrn verlassen und andern Göttern dienen!
Vulgate
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responditque populus et ait absit a nobis ut relinquamus Dominum et serviamus diis alienis

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


populus : people, the people, nation, crowd, multitude, host.
populus : popular.
populus : populace, laity.
ait : he says.
absit : "god forbid, "let it be far from the hearts of the faithful".
nobis : (dat.) us /the world belongs to US.
nobis : (abl.) us /there'll be no one as happy as US.
ut : (+ subj.) (result) so that, that.
ut : (+ subj.) (purpose) in order that, to, that.
ut : (+ indic.) when, as.
ut : (+ subj.) (command) to, that.