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Abigail Intercedes for Nabal

1 Samuel 25:19

In 11 translations

BSB
and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
KJV
And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
WEB
She said to her young men, “Go on before me. Behold, I am coming after you.” But she didn’t tell her husband, Nabal.
ASV
And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
LSV
And she says to her young men, “Pass over before me; behold, I am coming after you”; and she has not declared [it] to her husband Nabal;
YLT
And she saith to her young men, 'Pass over before me; lo, after you I am coming;' and to her husband Nabal she hath not declared [it];
DBY
And she said to her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
DRC
And she said to her servants: Go before me: behold I will follow after you: but she told not her husband Nabal.
GNV
Then she said vnto her seruants, Go ye before me: beholde, I will come after you: yet she tolde not her husband Nabal.
JPS
And she said unto her young men: 'Go on before me; behold, I come after you.' But she told not her husband Nabal.
LXXE
And she said to her servants, Go on before me, and behold I come after you: but she told not her husband.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לִנְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י הִנְנִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה וּלְאִישָׁ֥הּ נָבָ֖ל לֹ֥א הִגִּֽידָה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτῆς, προπορεύεσθε ἔμπροσθέν μου, καὶ ἰδοὺ, ἐγὼ ὀπίσω ὑμῶν παραγίνομαι· καὶ τῷ ἀνδρὶ αὐτῆς οὐκ ἀπήγγειλε.

Who and where

👤 Nabal◆ Reign of Saul

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I will appease Esau with the gift that is going before me. After that I can face him, and perhaps he will accept me.”
  • Genesis 32:16He entrusted them to his servants in separate herds and told them, “Go on ahead of me, and keep some distance between the herds.”
  • Proverbs 31:27She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
  • Proverbs 31:11–12The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.

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