1 Samuel 24:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
“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.

English Standard Version
May the LORD judge between me and you, may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.

Berean Study Bible
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
"May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

NASB 1977
“May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

Amplified Bible
May the LORD judge between me and you; and may the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against you.

Christian Standard Bible
“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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"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.

Contemporary English Version
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.

Good News Translation
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

International Standard Version
May the LORD judge between me and you, and may he take vengeance on you for me, but I won't be attacking you.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

New King James Version
Let the LORD judge between you and me, and let the LORD avenge me on you. But my hand shall not be against you.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you: but my hand shall not be upon you.

New Heart English Bible
May the LORD judge between me and you, and may the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.

World English Bible
May Yahweh judge between me and you, and may Yahweh avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be on you.

American King James Version
The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you: but my hand shall not be on you.

American Standard Version
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

A Faithful Version
May the LORD judge between me and you, and may the LORD avenge me of you. But my hand shall not be upon you.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

English Revised Version
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(24:13) The Lord be iudge betweene thee and me, and the Lord auenge me of thee, & let not mine hand be vpon thee.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The Lorde be iudge betweene thee and me, & the Lorde auenge me of thee: but myne hande be not vpon thee.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The LORDE shal be iudge betwene me and the, and auenge me on the, but my hade shal not be vpon the,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH judges between me and you, and YHWH has avenged me of you, and my hand is not on you;

Young's Literal Translation
'Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jehovah will judge between me and between thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee: and my hand shall not be upon thee.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH shall judge between me and you, and LORD JEHOVAH shall avenge me by your hands, and my hand will not be against you

Lamsa Bible
May the LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be against you.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord requite thee on thyself: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
















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