1 Samuel 25:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלַאֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙
ʼĂbîygayil
H26
Abigail
אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
נָבָ֔ל
Nâbâl
H5037
Nabal
הִגִּ֧יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
נַֽעַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
אֶחָ֛ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מַלְאָכִ֧ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
לְבָרֵ֥ךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וַיָּ֥עַט
ʻîyṭ
H5860
to swoop
בָּהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to Greet our master; and he railed at them.
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King James Version Public Domain
But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But one young man from the young men declared to Abigail, the wife of Nabal, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our master, but he screamed at them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).