1 Samuel 12:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
"You have not cheated or oppressed us," they replied. "You have not taken anything from anyone's hand."

New Living Translation
“No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”

English Standard Version
They said, “You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

Berean Study Bible
“You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”

New American Standard Bible
And they said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.”

NASB 1995
They said, "You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken anything from any man's hand."

NASB 1977
And they said, “You have not defrauded us, or oppressed us, or taken anything from any man’s hand.”

Amplified Bible
They said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us or taken anything at all from a man’s hand.”

Christian Standard Bible
“You haven’t wronged us, you haven’t mistreated us, and you haven’t taken anything from anyone,” they responded.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"You haven't wronged us, you haven't mistreated us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone's hand," they responded.

Contemporary English Version
"No," the Israelites answered. "You've never cheated us in any way!"

Good News Translation
The people answered, "No, you have not cheated us or oppressed us; you have not taken anything from anyone."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They answered, "You didn't cheat us, oppress us, or take anything from anyone."

International Standard Version
They said, "You haven't cheated us or oppressed us, and you haven't taken anything from anyone's hand."

NET Bible
They replied, "You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

New King James Version
And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”

King James 2000 Bible
And they said, you have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.

New Heart English Bible
They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand."

World English Bible
They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand."

American King James Version
And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken ought of any man's hand.

American Standard Version
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

A Faithful Version
And they said, "You have not defrauded us nor oppressed us, neither have you taken from any man's hand."

Darby Bible Translation
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

English Revised Version
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they said thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught from any man's hand.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then they sayde, Thou hast done vs no wrong, nor hast hurt vs, neither hast thou taken ought of any mans hand.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They sayde: Thou hast done vs no wrong, nor hurt vs, neither hast thou taken ought of any mans hande.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
They saide: Thou hast done vs nether violence ner wronge, nether oppressed, ner taken ought of eny mans hande.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they say, “You have not oppressed us, nor have you crushed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”

Young's Literal Translation
And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And they will say, Thou didst not oppress us, and thou didst not vex us, and thou didst not take any thing from man's hand.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man's hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they said, “You have not falsely accused us, nor oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from the hand of anyone.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They were saying to him: “You have not defrauded us, neither have you oppressed us, and you have not taken a thing from any man of us!”

Lamsa Bible
And they said to him, You have not defrauded us nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from any one of us.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they said to Samuel, Thou hast not injured us, and thou hast not oppressed us; and thou hast not afflicted us, and thou hast not taken anything from any one's hand.
















1 Samuel 12:3
Top of Page
Top of Page