31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the Lord shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

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31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember(A) your servant.”(B)

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31 this will not become an obstacle to you, or a [a]troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord’s having [b]avenged himself. (A)When the Lord deals well with my lord, then remember your slave.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit stumbling of heart
  2. 1 Samuel 25:31 Lit helped