And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD.

And the people said to Josue: No, it shall not be so as thou sayest, but we will serve the Lord.

And the people saith unto Joshua, 'No, but Jehovah we do serve.'

And the people said to Joshua, No! But we will be the servants of the Lord.

And the people said to Joshua, "By no means will it be as you are saying, but we will serve the Lord."

Cui respondit populus, Nequaquam: sed Jehovae serviemus.

And the people said - Nay; but we will serve, etc. - So they understood the words of Joshua to imply no moral impossibility on their side: and had they earnestly sought the gracious assistance of God, they would have continued steady in his covenant.

And the people said unto Joshua, nay,.... We will not serve strange gods:
but we will serve the Lord; according to his revealed will, and him only.

The people adhered to their resolution. לא, minime, as in Joshua 5:14, i.e., we will not serve other gods, but Jehovah.

The Lord - Namely, him only, and not strange gods.