1 Samuel 24:12
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The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee; but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
May the Lord judge between me and you; and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you, and may the Lord avenge me upon you, but my hand shall not be upon you.
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
“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.
May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but I won’t lift a hand against you.
Moreover, my father, look! Here in my hand you see the corner of your cloak. By the fact that I only cut off a piece of your cloak and didn’t kill you, you can see and understand that I have no plan to do harm or rebel, and that I haven’t sinned against you — even though you are seeking every chance you get to take my life.
I'll let the Lord decide which one of us has done right. I pray that the Lord will punish you for what you're doing to me, but I won't do anything to you.
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Moreover see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut, off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away.
Let the Lord be the judge. I hope the Lord will punish you for the wrong you did to me, but I won’t fight you myself.
The Lord is the judge who will decide which of us is guilty. I pray that he will punish you for what you are doing to me. But I myself will never do anything to hurt you.
May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between us, and may he ·punish [avenge me on] you for the wrong you have done to me! But I ·am not against you [will not harm you/lay a hand on you].
Moreover my father, behold: behold, I say, the lap of thy garment in mine hand: for when I cut off the lap of thy garment, I killed thee not. Understand and see, that there is neither evil nor wickedness in me, neither have I sinned against thee, yet thou huntest after my soul, to take it.
May the Lord decide between you and me. May the Lord take revenge on you for what you did to me. However, I will not lay a hand on you.
May the Lord judge which one of us is wrong! May he punish you for your action against me, for I will not harm you in the least.
“May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
May the Lord judge between us. And may he punish you for the wrong you have done to me! But I won’t fight you.
May the Lord judge between me and you, and may he take vengeance on you for me, but I won’t be attacking you.
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee, but my hand shall not be upon thee.
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
May Yahweh judge between you and me, and may Yahweh avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you!
“The Lord will decide between us. Perhaps he will kill you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.
Then David stood at the mouth of the cave and called to Saul, “My master! My king!” Saul looked back. David fell to his knees and bowed in reverence. He called out, “Why do you listen to those who say ‘David is out to get you’? This very day with your very own eyes you have seen that just now in the cave God put you in my hands. My men wanted me to kill you, but I wouldn’t do it. I told them that I won’t lift a finger against my master—he’s God’s anointed. Oh, my father, look at this, look at this piece that I cut from your robe. I could have cut you—killed you!—but I didn’t. Look at the evidence! I’m not against you. I’m no rebel. I haven’t sinned against you, and yet you’re hunting me down to kill me. Let’s decide which of us is in the right. God may avenge me, but it is in his hands, not mine. An old proverb says, ‘Evil deeds come from evil people.’ So be assured that my hand won’t touch you.
The Lord will judge between me and you, and the Lord will avenge me on you, but my hand will not be against you.
May Yahweh decide between you and me. May Yahweh take revenge on you for what you did to me. However, I will not lay a hand on you.
Look here, my father. See the end of your robe which I hold. I cut off an end of your robe and did not kill you. Now see and be convinced that I plan no harm and no rebellion. I have done you no wrong, though you are hunting me down to take my life.
May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. I cut off the corner of your robe, but I did not kill you. So see and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but yet you hunt me to take my life.
May the Lord judge between us, and may he punish you for the wrong you have done to me! But I am not against you.
May the Lord judge between the two of us, and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.
May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord pay you back because of the wrong things you have done to me. But I won’t do anything to hurt you.
May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.
May the Lord judge between you and me. And may the Lord avenge the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.
Let the Lord judge between you and me, and let the Lord avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between you and me. May He punish you for your action against me. But my hand will not be against you.
“May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.
May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you, but my hand shall not be against you.
Hashem judge between me and thee, and Hashem avenge me on thee; but mine yad shall not be upon thee.
May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me upon you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me upon you; but my hand shall not be against you.
May Adonai judge between me and you, and may Adonai avenge me of you, but my hand will not be against you.
May the Eternal One judge between us. If the Eternal chooses to avenge me and punish you, then let Him, but I will not take revenge against you.
May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand will not be on you.
The Lord deem betwixt me and thee, and the Lord venge me of thee (and the Lord avenge me upon thee); but mine (own) hand be not against thee,
`Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;
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