World English Bible
"They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.""
— 1 Samuel 12:4, World English Bible
“And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.”
“And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man’s hand. ”
“They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.””
“And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man's hand.”
“And they said, You have never been untrue to us or cruel to us; you have taken nothing from any man.”
“And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.”
Samuel said to all Israel, "Behold, I have listened to your voice in all that you said to me, and have made a king over you.
Now, behold, the king walks before you; and I am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth to this day.
Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you."
They said, "You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand."
He said to them, "Yahweh 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."
Samuel said to the people, "It is Yahweh who appointed Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.