11 Look, my father!(A) Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Recognize[a] that I’ve committed no crime or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life.(B)

12 “May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.(C) 13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’(D) My hand will never be against you.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:11 Lit Know and see

11 See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut(A) off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty(B) of wrongdoing(C) or rebellion. I have not wronged(D) you, but you are hunting(E) me down to take my life.(F) 12 May the Lord judge(G) between you and me. And may the Lord avenge(H) the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you. 13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(I)’ so my hand will not touch you.

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