4And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'


In Context

1 And Samuel saith unto all Israel, 'Lo, I have hearkened to your voice, to all that ye said to me, and I cause to reign over you a king,

2 and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they are with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

3 Lo, here am I; testify against me, over-against Jehovah, and over-against His anointed; whose ox have I taken, and whose ass have I taken, and whom have I oppressed; whom have I bruised, and of whose hand have I taken a ransom, and hide mine eyes with it? — and I restore to you.'

4 And they say, 'Thou hast not oppressed us, nor hast thou crushed us, nor hast thou taken from the hand of any one anything.'

5 And he saith unto them, 'A witness is Jehovah against you: and a witness is His anointed this day, that ye have not found anything in my hand;' and they say, 'A witness.'

6 And Samuel saith unto the people, 'Jehovah — He who made Moses and Aaron, and who brought up your fathers out of the land of Egypt!

1 Samuel 12:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:4"You have not cheated or oppressed us," they replied. "You have not taken anything from anyone's hand."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said: Thou hast not wronged us, nor oppressed us, nor taken ought at any man's hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught from any man's hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4They said, |You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken ought of any man's hand.