1 Samuel 26:18

In 11 translations

BSB

And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

KJV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

WEB

He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

ASV

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

LSV

And he says, “Why [is] this—my lord is pursuing after his servant? For what have I done, and what evil [is] in my hand?

YLT

and he saith, 'Why [is] this — my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?

DBY

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

DRC

And he said: Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? What have I done? or what evil is there in my hand?

GNV

And he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?

JPS

And he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

LXXE

And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness has been found in me?

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπεν, ἱνατί τοῦτο καταδιώκει ὁ κύριος ὀπίσω τοῦ δούλου αὐτοῦ; ὅτι τί ἡμάρτηκα; καὶ τί εὑρέθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ἀδίκημα;

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• 1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
• 1 Samuel 24:11–14See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are…
• John 18:23Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?”
• John 8:46Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
• Psalms 35:7For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
• John 10:32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
• Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
• Psalms 7:3–5O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands, if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause, then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the…
• 1 Samuel 17:29“What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

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