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Literal Standard Version
1 Samuel 24:15
And YHWH has been for judge, and has judged between me and you, indeed, He sees and pleads my cause, and delivers me out of your hand."
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Christian Standard Bible®
May the Lord be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver me from you.”
May the Lord be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver me from you.”
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
King James Version
The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
Lexham English Bible
May Yahweh be the judge, and let him judge between me and you, and may he see and plead my case. May he vindicate me against you!"
May Yahweh be the judge, and let him judge between me and you, and may he see and plead my case. May he vindicate me against you!"
English Standard Version
May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand."
May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand."
New Century Version
May the Lord be our judge and decide between you and me. May he support me and show that I am right. May he save me from you!"
May the Lord be our judge and decide between you and me. May he support me and show that I am right. May he save me from you!"
New English Translation
May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!"
May the Lord be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!"
Amplified Bible
"May the LORD be the judge and render judgment between me and you; and may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me by saving me from your hand."
"May the LORD be the judge and render judgment between me and you; and may He see and plead my cause and vindicate me by saving me from your hand."
New American Standard Bible
"May the LORD therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and save me from your hand."
"May the LORD therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and save me from your hand."
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord therfore be iudge, and iudge betweene thee and me, and see, & pleade my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.
The Lord therfore be iudge, and iudge betweene thee and me, and see, & pleade my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore Yahweh be judge and execute justice between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and execute justice for me to escape from your hand."
Therefore Yahweh be judge and execute justice between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and execute justice for me to escape from your hand."
Contemporary English Version
I pray that the Lord will help me escape and show that I am in the right.
I pray that the Lord will help me escape and show that I am in the right.
Complete Jewish Bible
The king of Isra'el has come on a campaign — after whom? Whom are you chasing? A dead dog! A single flea!
The king of Isra'el has come on a campaign — after whom? Whom are you chasing? A dead dog! A single flea!
Darby Translation
Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [in delivering me] out of thy hand.
Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [in delivering me] out of thy hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Let the Lord be the judge. Let him decide between you and me. He will support me and show that I am right. He will save me from you."
Let the Lord be the judge. Let him decide between you and me. He will support me and show that I am right. He will save me from you."
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hands.
The LORD therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hands.
Good News Translation
The Lord will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."
The Lord will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."
Literal Translation
Yea, Jehovah shall be judge, and shall judge between you and me. Yea, He shall see and contend for my cause, and shall deliver me out of your hand.
Yea, Jehovah shall be judge, and shall judge between you and me. Yea, He shall see and contend for my cause, and shall deliver me out of your hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE be iudge, and geue sentence betwene me and the, and cosidre it, and defende my cause, and delyuer me from thy hande.
The LORDE be iudge, and geue sentence betwene me and the, and cosidre it, and defende my cause, and delyuer me from thy hande.
American Standard Version
Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Bible in Basic English
So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde therfore be iudge, & iudge betweene thee & me, and see & pleade my cause, & auenge me out of thyne hande.
The Lorde therfore be iudge, & iudge betweene thee & me, and see & pleade my cause, & auenge me out of thyne hande.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'
King James Version (1611)
The Lord therfore be Iudge, and iudge betweene me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.
The Lord therfore be Iudge, and iudge betweene me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now after whom dost thou come forth, O king of Israel? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, and after a flea?
And now after whom dost thou come forth, O king of Israel? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, and after a flea?
English Revised Version
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand.
Berean Standard Bible
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."
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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord be iuge, and the Lord deme bitwixe me and thee, and se, and deme my cause, and delyuere me fro thin hond.
The Lord be iuge, and the Lord deme bitwixe me and thee, and se, and deme my cause, and delyuere me fro thin hond.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
Update Bible Version
Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
World English Bible
Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
Yahweh therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of your hand.
New King James Version
Therefore let the LORD be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand."
Therefore let the LORD be judge, and judge between you and me, and see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand."
New Living Translation
May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!"
May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!"
New Life Bible
May the Lord be the One to judge between you and me. May He see and help me, and save me from you."
May the Lord be the One to judge between you and me. May He see and help me, and save me from you."
New Revised Standard
May the Lord therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you. May he see to it, and plead my cause, and vindicate me against you."
May the Lord therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you. May he see to it, and plead my cause, and vindicate me against you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall, Yahweh, become, judge, and do justice betwixt me and thee, - that he may see, and plead my cause, and justly deliver me out of thy hand.
Therefore shall, Yahweh, become, judge, and do justice betwixt me and thee, - that he may see, and plead my cause, and justly deliver me out of thy hand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(24-16) Be the Lord judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and judge my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
(24-16) Be the Lord judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and judge my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.
Revised Standard Version
May the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see to it, and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hand."
May the LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and you, and see to it, and plead my cause, and deliver me from your hand."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand."
"The LORD therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand."
Contextual Overview
9And David says to Saul, "Why do you hear the words of man, saying, Behold, David is seeking your calamity? 10Behold, this day your eyes have seen how that YHWH has given you into my hand today in the cave; and [one] said to slay you, and [my eye] has pity on you, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for he [is] the anointed of YHWH. 11And my father, see, indeed see the skirt of your upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of your upper robe, and I have not slain you, know and see that there is not evil and transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, and you are hunting my soul to take it! 12YHWH judges between me and you, and YHWH has avenged me of you, and my hand is not on you; 13as the allegory of the ancients says, Wickedness goes out from the wicked, and my hand is not on you. 14After whom has the king of Israel come out? After whom are you pursuing? After a dead dog! After one flea! 15And YHWH has been for judge, and has judged between me and you, indeed, He sees and pleads my cause, and delivers me out of your hand."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
be judge: 1 Samuel 24:12, 2 Chronicles 24:22, Micah 1:2
plead: Psalms 35:1, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 119:154, Micah 7:9
deliver: Heb. judge, 1 Samuel 26:4
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:11 - Deliver Judges 11:27 - be judge 1 Samuel 25:31 - avenged 1 Samuel 26:10 - the Lord liveth 2 Samuel 3:8 - Amos I a dog's head 2 Samuel 9:8 - a dead dog 2 Samuel 22:1 - and out Psalms 26:1 - Judge Psalms 124:7 - Our soul Proverbs 22:23 - the Lord Jeremiah 11:20 - revealed Mark 14:48 - Are
Cross-References
Genesis 11:27
And these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah has begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran has begotten Lot;
And these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah has begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran has begotten Lot;
Genesis 21:14
And Abraham rises early in the morning, and takes bread, and a bottle of water, and gives to Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the boy, and sends her out; and she goes on, and goes astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;
And Abraham rises early in the morning, and takes bread, and a bottle of water, and gives to Hagar (placing [it] on her shoulder), also the boy, and sends her out; and she goes on, and goes astray in the wilderness of Beer-Sheba;
Genesis 24:18
and she says, "Drink, my lord"; and she hurries, and lets down her pitcher on her hand, and gives him drink.
and she says, "Drink, my lord"; and she hurries, and lets down her pitcher on her hand, and gives him drink.
Genesis 24:19
And she finishes giving him drink and says, "Also for your camels I draw until they have finished drinking";
And she finishes giving him drink and says, "Also for your camels I draw until they have finished drinking";
Genesis 24:20
and she hurries, and empties her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runs again to the well to draw, and draws for all his camels.
and she hurries, and empties her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runs again to the well to draw, and draws for all his camels.
Genesis 24:23
and says, "Whose daughter [are] you? Please declare to me, is the house of your father a place for us to lodge in?"
and says, "Whose daughter [are] you? Please declare to me, is the house of your father a place for us to lodge in?"
Genesis 24:24
And she says to him, "I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she has borne to Nahor."
And she says to him, "I [am] daughter of Bethuel, son of Milcah, whom she has borne to Nahor."
Genesis 24:36
and Sarah, my lord's wife, bears a son to my lord, after she has been aged, and he gives to him all that he has.
and Sarah, my lord's wife, bears a son to my lord, after she has been aged, and he gives to him all that he has.
Genesis 24:40
and he says to me, YHWH, before whom I have habitually walked, sends His messenger with you, and has prospered your way, and you have taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;
and he says to me, YHWH, before whom I have habitually walked, sends His messenger with you, and has prospered your way, and you have taken a wife for my son from my family, and from the house of my father;
Genesis 24:45
Before I finish speaking to my heart, then behold, Rebekah is coming out, and her pitcher [is] on her shoulder, and she goes down to the fountain and draws; and I say to her, Please let me drink,
Before I finish speaking to my heart, then behold, Rebekah is coming out, and her pitcher [is] on her shoulder, and she goes down to the fountain and draws; and I say to her, Please let me drink,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The Lord therefore be Judge, and judge between me and thee,.... Signifying he did not desire to be judge in his own cause, but leave it with God to determine it for him in his providence:
and see, and plead my cause; look with pity upon him, take his cause in his hand, plead it, and do him justice:
and deliver me out of thine hand: which was a prayer of faith, believing he would do it in due time, see Psalms 7:6.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 24:15. The Lord therefore be judge — Let God determine who is guilty.
