1 Samuel 25:42 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 25:42 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 →
וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
וַתָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֲבִיגַ֗יִל
ʼĂbîygayil
H26
Abigail
וַתִּרְכַּב֙
râkab
H7392
to ride
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֲמ֔וֹר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וְחָמֵשׁ֙
châmêsh
H2568
five
נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
הַהֹלְכ֖וֹת
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְרַגְלָ֑הּ
regel
H7272
foot
וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַֽחֲרֵי֙
ʼachar
H310
after
מַלְאֲכֵ֣י
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
דָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַתְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
לְאִשָּֽׁה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abigail hurried and arose and rode on a donkey, and her five young women were going at her feet. And she went after the messengers of David, and she became to him a wife.
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