Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 12:4
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“You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
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And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
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They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man’s hand.
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1 Samuel 12
2 Now here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
3 Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
4 “You have not cheated us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
5 Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
6 Then Samuel said to the people, “The LORD is the One who appointed Moses and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
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