1 Samuel 25:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:3 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 →
וְשֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
הָאִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
נָבָ֔ל
Nâbâl
H5037
Nabal
וְשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֲבִגָ֑יִל
ʼĂbîygayil
H26
Abigail
וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
טֽוֹבַת
ṭôwb
H2896
good
שֶׂ֨כֶל֙
sekel
H7922
prudence
וִ֣יפַת
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
תֹּ֔אַר
tôʼar
H8389
form
וְהָאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
קָשֶׁ֛ה
qâsheh
H7186
hard
וְרַ֥ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
מַעֲלָלִ֖ים
maʻălâl
H4611
deed
וְה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כלבו
lêb
H3820
heart
כָלִבִּֽי
Kâlibbôw
H3614
Calebite
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the name of the man Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. Now the woman good of insight and beautiful of appearance. But the man harsh and evil of deeds, and he a Calebite.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).