KJV King James Version
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
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1 Samuel 25:37
But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him, and he became like a stone.
WEB World English Bible
It happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
34 For in very deed, [as] the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
35 So David received of her hand [that] which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart [was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
38 And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
40 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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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beבַבֹּ֗קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningבְּצֵ֤אתH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהַיַּ֙יִן֙H3196 · ya.yinwineמִנָּבָ֔לH5037 · na.valNabalוַתַּגֶּד־H5046 · na.gadto tellל֣וֹH9033 · ohimאִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַדְּבָרִ֖יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseוַיָּ֤מָתH4191 · mutto dieלִבּוֹ֙H3820 · levheartבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹH7130 · qe.reventrails: amongוְה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beלְאָֽבֶן׃H68 · e.venstone
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 28:28The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:Job 15:21-22A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.Proverbs 23:29-35Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?1 Samuel 25:34For in very deed, [as] the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.1 Samuel 25:22So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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