If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.*
1 Samuel 12:5 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He said to them, the LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. They said, He is witness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Samuel said to them, The Lord is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. And they answered, He is witness. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness. Common English Bible Samuel replied, “The LORD and his anointed one are witnesses against you today that you haven’t found anything in my possession.” “Agreed,” they said. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them, "The Lord is a witness against you, and his Christ is a witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand." And they said, "He is the witness." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to them: The Lord is witness against you; and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found any thing in my hand. And they said: He is witness. |
If you afflict my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; behold, God is witness between me and you.*
Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven. He who vouches for me is on high.
It was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words to Iyov, the LORD said to Elifaz the Temanite, *My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Iyov has.
You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
If the stolen property is found in his hand alive, whether it is ox, donkey, or sheep, he shall pay double.
Pilate said to him, *What is truth?* When he had said this, he went out again to the Judeans, and said to them, *I find no basis for a charge against him.
A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Perushim part stood up, and contended, saying, *We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!*
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Or else let these men themselves say what injustice they found in me when I stood before the council,
For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.
For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
They said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.
David said to Avishai, Don't destroy him; for who can put forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless?