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11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning[a] evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.

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  1. 1 Samuel 24:11 tn Heb “there is not in my hand.”

11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

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11 See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that (A)there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though (B)you hunt my life to take it.

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