1 Samuel 24:12
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 Standard 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.

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.

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.

Legacy Standard Bible
May Yahweh judge between you and me, and may Yahweh 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.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Literal Standard Version
YHWH judges between me and you, and YHWH has avenged me of you, and my hand is not on you;

Majority Standard 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 Bible
May the LORD judge between me and you. May the LORD exact justice from you in my case. I shall not lay a hand on 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.

New Revised Standard Version
May the LORD judge between me and you! May the LORD avenge me on you; but my hand shall not be against 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.

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.

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

Additional Translations ...
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Context
David Spares Saul
11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life. 12May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you. 13As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.…

Cross References
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, "May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me."

Genesis 31:53
May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Judges 11:27
I have not sinned against you, but you have done me wrong by waging war against me. May the LORD, the Judge, decide today between the Israelites and the Ammonites."

1 Samuel 24:15
May the LORD be our judge and decide between you and me. May He take notice and plead my case and deliver me from your hand."

1 Samuel 26:10
David added, "As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.

1 Samuel 26:11
But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go."

1 Samuel 26:23
May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and faithfulness. For the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Lord judge

1 Samuel 26:10,23
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish…

Genesis 16:5
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Judges 11:27
Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

but mine hand

1 Samuel 26:11
The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.

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Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

judge
יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט (yiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

between you and me,
בֵּינִ֣י (bê·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

and may the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

take vengeance
וּנְקָמַ֥נִי (ū·nə·qā·ma·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5358: To grudge, avenge, punish

on you,
מִמֶּ֑ךָּ (mim·me·kā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

but my hand
וְיָדִ֖י (wə·yā·ḏî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

will never
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be
תִֽהְיֶה־ (ṯih·yeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

against you.
בָּֽךְ׃ (bāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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