Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. New Living Translation She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say. English Standard Version She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. Berean Standard Bible She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. King James Bible And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. New King James Version So she fell at his feet and said: “On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant. New American Standard Bible She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your slave speak to you, and listen to the words of your slave. NASB 1995 She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant. NASB 1977 And she fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant. Legacy Standard Bible And she fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and listen to the words of your maidservant. Amplified Bible Kneeling at his feet she said, “My lord, let the blame and guilt be on me alone. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant. Christian Standard Bible She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant. Holman Christian Standard Bible She fell at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant. American Standard Version And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And she fell at his feet and she said: “I beg of you, my Lord, let the foolishness be upon me my Lord! Your MaidServant will speak before you about this man, Nabal, because according to his name, so is Nabal. His name and his deeds are with him, and I, your MaidServant, had not seen the young men whom my Lord sent Brenton Septuagint Translation even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong: let, I pray thee, thy servant speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy servant. Contemporary English Version Then she said: Sir, please let me explain! Douay-Rheims Bible And she fell at his feet, and said: Upon me let this iniquity be, my lord: let thy handmaid speak, I beseech thee, in thy ears: and hear the words of thy servant. English Revised Version And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thine handmaid. GOD'S WORD® Translation After she bowed at his feet, she said, "Sir, let me be held responsible for this wrong. Please let me speak with you. Please listen to my words. Good News Translation at David's feet, and said to him, "Please, sir, listen to me! Let me take the blame. International Standard Version She fell at his feet and pleaded, "Your majesty, let the guilt be on me alone, and please let your servant speak to you. Listen to the words of your servant. JPS Tanakh 1917 And she fell at his feet, and said: 'Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid. Literal Standard Version and falls at his feet and says, “On me, my lord, the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ear, and hear the words of your handmaid. Majority Standard Bible She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. New American Bible As she fell at his feet she said: “My lord, let the blame be mine. Please let your maidservant speak to you; listen to the words of your maidservant. NET Bible Falling at his feet, she said, "My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak with my lord! Please listen to the words of your servant! New Revised Standard Version She fell at his feet and said, “Upon me alone, my lord, be the guilt; please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. New Heart English Bible She fell at his feet, and said, "On me, my lord, on me be the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in your ears. Hear the words of your handmaid. Webster's Bible Translation And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thy audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid. World English Bible She fell at his feet and said, “On me, my lord, on me be the blame! Please let your servant speak in your ears. Hear the words of your servant. Young's Literal Translation and falleth at his feet and saith, 'On me, my lord, the iniquity; and let, I pray thee, thy handmaid speak in thine ear, and hear the words of thy handmaid. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abigail Intercedes for Nabal…23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. 24She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. 25My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.… Cross References 1 Samuel 24:8 After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, "My lord the king!" When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence 1 Samuel 25:23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. 1 Samuel 25:25 My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord's young men whom you sent. 1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive your servant's offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD's battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live. 2 Samuel 14:9 But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father's house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless." Proverbs 25:15 Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest. Treasury of Scripture And fell at his feet, and said, On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be: and let your handmaid, I pray you, speak in your audience, and hear the words of your handmaid. fell 2 Kings 4:37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. Esther 8:3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. Matthew 18:29 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Upon 1 Samuel 25:28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. Genesis 44:33,34 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren… 2 Samuel 14:9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless. let thine Genesis 44:18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 2 Samuel 14:12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. audience [heb] ears Jump to Previous Alone Audience Blame Ears Handmaid Hear Iniquity Maidservant Please Servant Speak Word Words WrongJump to Next Alone Audience Blame Ears Handmaid Hear Iniquity Maidservant Please Servant Speak Word Words Wrong1 Samuel 25 1. Samuel dies2. David in Paran sends to Nabal 10. Provoked by Nabal's rudeness, he minds to destroy him 14. Abigail understanding thereof 18. takes a present 23. and by her wisdom 32. pacifies David 36. Nabal hearing thereof, dies 39. David takes Abigail and Ahinoam to be his wives 44. Michal is given to Phalti Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew She fellוַתִּפֹּל֙ (wat·tip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his feet רַגְלָ֔יו (raḡ·lāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda and said, וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “My lord, אֲדֹנִ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller may the blame be הֶֽעָוֺ֑ן (he·‘ā·wōn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity on me alone, בִּי־ (bî-) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew but please נָ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let your servant אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ (’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave speak וּֽתְדַבֶּר־ (ū·ṯə·ḏab·ber-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to you; בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ (bə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear hear וּשְׁמַ֕ע (ū·šə·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the words דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of your servant. אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave Links 1 Samuel 25:24 NIV1 Samuel 25:24 NLT 1 Samuel 25:24 ESV 1 Samuel 25:24 NASB 1 Samuel 25:24 KJV 1 Samuel 25:24 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 25:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 25:24 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 25:24 French Bible 1 Samuel 25:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 25:24 She fell at his feet and said (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |