1 Samuel 12:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 12:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 12:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 12:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “Yahweh is witness against you, and his anointed is witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” They said, “He is witness.””
1 Samuel 12:5 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 12:5 ASV — 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. ”
1 Samuel 12:5 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 12:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith unto them, `A witness <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah against you: and a witness <FI>is<Fi> His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, `A witness.'”
1 Samuel 12:5 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 12:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand! And [the people] said, [He is] witness! ”
1 Samuel 12:5 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 12:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide vnto them, The Lord is witnesse against you, and his Anointed is witnesse this day, that yee haue founde nought in mine handes. And they answered, He is witnesse.”
1 Samuel 12:5 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 12:5 in Context — 1 Samuel 12
3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.
4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
5 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.
6 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the Lord that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he did to you and to your fathers.
What Does 1 Samuel 12:5 Mean?
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