King James Version (KJV)
And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
Modern English
The people answered, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh, to serve other gods;
Hebrew
וַיַּ֤עַן הָעָם֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֔נוּ מֵעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה לַעֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃
vayaʿan haʿam vayoʾmer ḥaliylah lanv meʿazob ʾet-yhvah laʿabod ʾelohiym ʾaḥeriym