KJV King James Version
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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1 Samuel 25:14
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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 at them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, ‘Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?
12 So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
14 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.
15 But the men [were] very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he [is such] a son of Belial, that [a man] cannot speak to him.
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וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙H26 · a.vi.ga.yilAbigailאֵ֣שֶׁתH802 · ish.shahwomanנָבָ֔לH5037 · na.valNabalהִגִּ֧ידH5046 · na.gadto tellנַֽעַר־H5288 · na.aryouthאֶחָ֛דH259 · e.chadoneמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםH5288 · na.aryouthלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdשָׁלַח֩H7971 · sha.lachto send: departדָּוִ֨דH1732 · da.vidDavidמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀H4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רH4057 · mid.barmouthלְבָרֵ֥ךְH1288 · ba.rakhto blessאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּH113 · a.donlordוַיָּ֥עַטH5860 · itto screamבָּהֶֽם׃H9038 · hemthem
Cross-references
Mark 15:29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest [it] in three days,1 Samuel 13:10And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.
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