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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11 See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut(A) off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty(B) of wrongdoing(C) or rebellion. I have not wronged(D) you, but you are hunting(E) me down to take my life.(F)

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20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord, for the king of Israel has come out to seek (A)a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.”

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20 Now do not let my blood(A) fall to the ground far from the presence of the Lord. The king of Israel has come out to look for a flea(B)—as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.(C)

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23 See therefore and take note of all the lurking places where he hides, and come back to me with sure information. Then I will go with you. And if he is in the land, I will search him out among all the thousands of Judah.”

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23 Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track(A) him down among all the clans of Judah.”

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14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country (A)of the wilderness of (B)Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

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14 David stayed in the wilderness(A) strongholds and in the hills of the Desert of Ziph.(B) Day after day Saul searched(C) for him, but God did not(D) give David into his hands.

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25 But (A)the word that is written in their Law must be fulfilled: (B)‘They hated me without a cause.’

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25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law:(A) ‘They hated me without reason.’[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

13 But his servants came near and said to him, (A)“My father, it is a great word the prophet has spoken to you; will you not do it? Has he actually said to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

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13 Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father,(A) if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!”

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18 And he said, (A)“Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?

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18 And he added, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong(A) am I guilty of?

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(A)The godly has perished from the earth,
    and (B)there is no one upright among mankind;
(C)they all lie in wait for blood,
    and (D)each hunts the other with a net.

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The faithful have been swept from the land;(A)
    not one(B) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(C) to shed blood;(D)
    they hunt each other(E) with nets.(F)

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18 and say, Thus says the Lord God: Woe to the women (A)who sew magic bands upon all wrists, and (B)make veils for the heads of persons of every stature, in (C)the hunt for souls! Will you hunt down souls belonging to my people and keep your own souls alive?

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18 and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own?

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18 (A)They dogged our steps
    so that we could not walk in our streets;
(B)our end drew near; our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.

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18 People stalked us at every step,
    so we could not walk in our streets.
Our end was near, our days were numbered,
    for our end had come.(A)

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15 (A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but (B)a harsh word stirs up anger.

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15 A gentle answer(A) turns away wrath,(B)
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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11 Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
    let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!

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11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
    may disaster hunt down the violent.(A)

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For (A)without cause (B)they hid their net for me;
    without cause they dug (C)a pit for my life.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line; Hebrew For without cause they hid the pit of their net for me; without cause they dug for my life

Since they hid their net(A) for me without cause(B)
    and without cause dug a pit(C) for me,

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