KJV King James Version
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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1 Samuel 25:42
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Abigail hasteth and riseth, and rideth on the ass; and five of her young women who are going at her feet; and she goeth after the messengers of David, and is to him for a wife.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
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.
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on [her] face to the earth, and said, Behold, [let] thine handmaid [be] a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 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.
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which [was] of Gallim.
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וַתְּמַהֵ֞רH4116 · ma.harto hastenוַתָּ֣קָםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֲבִיגַ֗יִלH26 · a.vi.ga.yilAbigailוַתִּרְכַּב֙H7392 · ra.khavto rideעַֽל־H5921 · aluponהַחֲמ֔וֹרH2543 · cha.mordonkeyוְחָמֵשׁ֙H2568 · cha.meshfiveנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָH5291 · na.a.rahmaidenהַהֹלְכ֖וֹתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלְרַגְלָ֑הּH7272 · re.gelfootוַתֵּ֗לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאַֽחֲרֵי֙H310 · a.charafterמַלְאֲכֵ֣יH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerדָוִ֔דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֖וֹH9033 · ohimלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
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