1 Samuel 25:23-35

23And when AbigailH26 sawH7200 DavidH1732, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fellH5307 before DavidH1732 on her faceH6440, and bowedH7812 herself to the groundH776,

24and fellH5307 at his feetH7272, and saidH559, Upon me, my lordH113, [upon] me let the iniquityH5771 be; but let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speakH1696 in thine earsH241, and hearH8085 the wordsH1697 of thy handmaid.

25Let not my lordH113, I pray thee, regard this manH376 of Belial, NabalH5037; for as his nameH8034 is, soH3651 is he: NabalH5037 is his nameH8034, and follyH5039 is with him; and I thy handmaid did not seeH7200 the youngH5288 menH376 of my lordH113, whom thou didst sendH7971.

26And nowH6258, my lord, [as] Jehovah liveth, and [as] thy soulH5315 liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrainedH4513 thee from comingH935 with bloodshed, and from avenging thyself with thine own handH3027, nowH6258 let thine enemiesH341, and they that seekH1245 evilH7451 to my lord, beH1961 as NabalH5037.

27And nowH6258 this blessingH1293 which thy bondmaid has broughtH935 to my lordH113, let it be givenH5414 to the youngH5288 menH5288 that follow my lordH113.

28I pray thee, forgiveH5375 the transgressionH6588 of thy handmaid: for Jehovah will certainly makeH6213 my lord a lastingH539 houseH1004; because my lord fightsH3898 the battlesH4421 of Jehovah, and evilH7451 has not been foundH4672 in thee all thy daysH3117.

29And if a manH120 is risenH6965 up to pursueH7291 thee and to seekH1245 thy lifeH5315, the soulH5315 of my lord shall beH1961 bound in the bundle of the living with Jehovah thy 1GodH430; and the soulsH5315 of thine enemiesH341, them shall he sling out from the hollow of the sling.

30And it shall come to pass, when Jehovah shall do to my lord according to all the goodH2896 that he has spokenH1696 concerning thee, and shall appointH6680 thee rulerH5057 over IsraelH3478,

31that this shall beH1961 no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heartH3820 for my lord, either that thou hast shedH8210 bloodH1818 without causeH2600, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall deal wellH3190 with my lord, then rememberH2142 thy handmaid.

32And DavidH1732 saidH559 to AbigailH26, BlessedH1288 be Jehovah, the 2GodH430 of IsraelH3478, who sentH7971 thee this dayH3117 to meetH7122 me.

33And blessedH1288 be thy discernmentH2940, and blessedH1288 be thou, who hast kept me this dayH3117 from comingH935 with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own handH3027.

34But indeed, as Jehovah the 3GodH430 of IsraelH3478 liveth, who has restrainedH4513 me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and comeH935 to meetH7122 me, there had not been leftH3498 to NabalH5037 by the morningH1242 lightH216 any male.

35So DavidH1732 receivedH3947 of her handH3027 what she had broughtH935 him, and saidH559 to her, GoH935 up in peaceH7965 to thy houseH1004; seeH7200, I have hearkened to thy voiceH6963, and have acceptedH3947 thy person.