1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel 25:24-33

24And she fellH5307 at his feetH7272, and saidH559, Upon me, my lordH113, upon me be the iniquityH5771; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speakH1696 in thine earsH241, and hearH8085 thou the wordsH1697 of thy handmaid. 25Let not my lordH113, I pray thee, regard this worthlessH1100 fellow, even NabalH5037; for as his nameH8034 is, soH3651 is he; NabalH5037 is his nameH8034, and follyH5039 is with him: but I thy handmaid sawH7200 not the youngH5288 menH376 of my lordH113, whom thou didst sendH7971. 26NowH6258 thereforeH6258, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soulH5315 liveth, seeing Jehovah hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging thyself with thine own handH3027, nowH6258 thereforeH6258 let thine enemiesH341, and them that seekH1245 evilH7451 to my lord, beH1961 as NabalH5037. 27And nowH6258 this present which thy servantH5288 hath broughtH935 unto my lordH113, let it be givenH5414 unto the youngH5288 menH5288 that follow my lordH113. 28ForgiveH5375, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly makeH6213 my lord a sure houseH1004, because my lord fighteth the battlesH4421 of Jehovah; and evilH7451 shall not be foundH4672 in thee all thy daysH3117. 29And though menH120 beH1961 risenH6965 up to pursueH7291 thee, and to seekH1245 thy soulH5315, yet the soulH5315 of my lord shall beH1961 bound in the bundle of lifeH5315 with Jehovah thy GodH430; and the soulsH5315 of thine enemiesH341, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling. 30And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall have done to my lord according to all the goodH2896 that he hath spokenH1696 concerning thee, and shall have appointedH6680 thee princeH5057 over IsraelH3478, 31that this shall beH1961 no grief unto thee, nor offence of heartH3820 unto my lord, either that thou hast shedH8210 bloodH1818 without causeH2600, or that my lord hath avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall have dealt wellH3190 with my lord, then rememberH2142 thy handmaid.

32And DavidH1732 saidH559 to AbigailH26, BlessedH1288 be Jehovah, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, who sentH7971 thee this dayH3117 to meetH7122 me: 33and blessedH1288 be thy discretion, and blessedH1288 be thou, that hast kept me this dayH3117 from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own handH3027.

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain