New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 25:39-44
39When Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Nabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834haspleadedרָב֩ravH7378the causeרִ֨יבrivH7379of the shameH2781inflictedH2781on me by the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037, andhas keptH2820backH2820His servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650from evilH7463.The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has also returnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725the evildoingH7463of Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037on his own headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218.”Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971a proposalוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Abigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,to takeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947her as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
40When the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26at Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760,they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732has sentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971us to you to takeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947you to him as hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
41And she gotH6965upH6965and bowedH2331with her faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,your slaveאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519is a servantלְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.ChahH8198to washלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364the feetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of my lord’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.”
42ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26gotH6965upH6965quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and rodeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392on a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,with her fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568femaleH5291attendantsH5291whoaccompaniedהַהֹלְכ֖וֹת לְרַגְלָ֑הּha.ho.le.Khot le.rag.LahH1980H7272her; and she followedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙va.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732and becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
44But Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,to Paltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Laishלַ֖יִשׁLa.yishH3919,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was fromGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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