29 You will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only what was good to you, sending you away in peace. You are now blessed by the Lord.”(A)

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29 that you will do us no harm,(A) just as we did not harm you but always treated you well and sent you away peacefully. And now you are blessed by the Lord.”(B)

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He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on—here’s the silver. I took it.”

Then his mother said, “My son, may you be blessed by the Lord!” (A)

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said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels[a] of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have that silver with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “The Lord bless you,(A) my son!”

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 17:2 That is, about 28 pounds or about 13 kilograms

10 Then he said, “May the Lord bless you,(A) my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before,[a] because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10 Lit kindness at the last than at the first

10 “The Lord bless you,(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

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