19 Now then, please let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If (A)the Lord has incited you against me, (B)may He [a]accept an offering; but (C)if it is [b]people, cursed [c]are they before the Lord, because (D)they have driven me out today so that I would have no share in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 26:19 Lit smell
  2. 1 Samuel 26:19 Lit the sons of mankind
  3. 1 Samuel 26:19 Or may they be

19 Now let my lord the king listen(A) to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering.(B) If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance(C) and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’(D)

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19 I am one of those who are ready for peace and faithful in Israel. (A)You are trying to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up (B)the inheritance of the Lord?”

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19 We are the peaceful(A) and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”(B)

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