11 Now, (A)my father, see! Indeed, see the edge of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the edge of your robe and did not kill you, know and perceive that there is no evil or [a]rebellion in my hands, and I have not sinned against you, though you (B)are lying in wait for my life to take it. 12 (C)May the Lord judge between [b]you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you. 13 As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘(D)Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 24:11 Lit transgression
  2. 1 Samuel 24:12 Lit me and you