NIV: "Far be it from me!" Joab replied, "Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
NAS: Joab replied, "Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
KJV: And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
GWT: Joab answered, "That's unthinkable! I don't wish to swallow [it] up or destroy [it].
ASV: And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
BBE: And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;
DBY: And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
DRB: And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.
WBS: And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
WEB: Joab answered, "Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
YLT: And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.
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