1 Samuel 25:41

1 Samuel 25:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
• New International Version (NIV)She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “I am your servant and am ready to serve you and wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she rose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, "Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:41

39When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, “Praised be the Lord who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The Lord has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife. 40So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, “David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife.” She arose, bowed her face toward the ground, and said, “Your female servant, like a lowly servant, will wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” 42Then Abigail quickly went and mounted her donkey, with five of her female servants accompanying her. She followed David’s messengers and became his wife. 43David had also married Ahinoam from Jezreel; the two of them became his wives.

1 Samuel 25:41 word by word

וַתָּ֕קָם וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לְשִׁפְחָ֔ה לִרְחֹ֕ץ רַגְלֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and bowedשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• faceאַף'aph · faceH639
• to the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thine handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• a servantשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• to washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of the servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:41

• Ruth 2:10Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him, “Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?”
• Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord provides wise instruction, and before honor comes humility.
• Proverbs 18:12Before destruction the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.
• Genesis 18:4Let a little water be brought so that you may all wash your feet and rest under the tree.
• John 13:3Because Jesus knew that the Father had handed all things over to him, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
• 1 Timothy 5:10and has a reputation for good works: as one who has raised children, practiced hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in distress – as one who has exhibited all kinds of good works.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:41

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4239-42. the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head--If this was an expression of pleasure, and David's vindictive feelings were gratified by the intelligence of Nabal's death, it was an instance of human infirmity which we may lament; but perhaps he referred to the unmerited reproach (1Sa 25:10, 11), and the contempt of God implied in it. David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to wife--This unceremonious proceeding was…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:41

• King
• Obsequiousness
• Polygamy
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In the dictionaries

• Abigail
• Conversant
• Covert
• David
• Die
• Miss
• Nabal
• Requite
• Sure
• Wall

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