1 Samuel 24:9-11 Then said David to Saul, Wherefore shouldst thou hearken unto the words of the sons of earth, saying,–

Rotherham⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ Then said David to Saul, Wherefore shouldst thou hearken unto the words of the sons of earth, saying,––Lo! David is seeking thy hurt? ¹⁰ Lo! this day, have thine own eyes seen, how Yahweh had delivered thee up, today, into my hand in the cave, and, when one bade me slay thee, I looked with compassion upon thee,––and I said––I will not thrust forth my hand against my lord, for, the Anointed of Yahweh, is he! ¹¹ But, my father, see, yea, see, the corner of thy robe in my hand,––for, in that I cut off the corner of thy robe, and yet did not slay thee, know thou, and see, that there is not in my hand either wrong or transgression, neither have I sinned against thee, yet art thou hunting my life, to take it.