1 Samuel 25:40 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:40 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַבְדֵ֥י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
דָוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲבִיגַ֖יִל
ʼĂbîygayil
H26
Abigail
הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה
Karmel
H3760
Carmel
וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלַ֔יִךְ
ʼêl
H413
to
לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ
lâqach
H3947
to take
ל֖וֹ
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you to him for a wife.”
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