1 Samuel 25:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:23 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 →
וַתֵּ֤רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙
ʼĂbîygayil
H26
Abigail
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
וַתֵּ֖רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֲמ֑וֹר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וַתִּפֹּ֞ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
לְאַפֵּ֤י
ʼaph
H639
nose
דָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פָּנֶ֔יהָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
אָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abigail saw David, and she hurried and got down from upon the donkey. And she fell to the face of David on her face and prostrated herself the ground.
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