1 Samuel 25:39
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
8085 [e]וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
way-yiš-ma‘
And heardConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1732 [e]דָּוִד֮
dā-wiḏ
DavidN-proper-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
thatConj
4191 [e]מֵ֣ת
mêṯ
was deadV-Qal-Perf-3ms
5037 [e]נָבָל֒
nā-ḇāl
NabalN-proper-ms
559 [e]וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
way-yō-mer
and he saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1288 [e]בָּר֣וּךְ
bā-rūḵ
Blessed [be]V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms
3068 [e]יְהוָ֡ה
Yah-weh
YHWHN-proper-ms
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
whoPro-r
7378 [e]רָב֩
rāḇ
has pleadedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
7379 [e]רִ֨יב
rîḇ
the causeN-msc
2781 [e]חֶרְפָּתִ֜י
ḥer-pā-ṯî
of my reproachN-fsc | 1cs
3027 [e]מִיַּ֣ד
mî-yaḏ
from the handPrep-m | N-fsc
5037 [e]נָבָ֗ל
nā-ḇāl
of NabalN-proper-ms
853 [e]וְאֶת־
wə-’eṯ-
andConj-w | DirObjM
5650 [e]עַבְדּוֹ֙
‘aḇ-dōw
His servantN-msc | 3ms
2820 [e]חָשַׂ֣ךְ
ḥā-śaḵ
has keptV-Qal-Perf-3ms
7451 [e]מֵֽרָעָ֔ה
mê-rā-‘āh
from evilPrep-m | Adj-fs
853 [e]וְאֵת֙
wə-’êṯ
And forConj-w | DirObjM
7451 [e]רָעַ֣ת
rā-‘aṯ
the wickednessN-fsc
5037 [e]נָבָ֔ל
nā-ḇāl
of NabalN-proper-ms
7725 [e]הֵשִׁ֥יב
hê-šîḇ
has returnedV-Hifil-Perf-3ms
3068 [e]יְהוָ֖ה
Yah-weh
YHWHN-proper-ms
7218 [e]בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ
bə-rō-šōw
on his own headPrep-b | N-msc | 3ms
7971 [e]וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
way-yiš-laḥ
And sentConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
1732 [e]דָּוִד֙
dā-wiḏ
DavidN-proper-ms
1696 [e]וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
way-ḏab-bêr
and spokeConj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms
26 [e]בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל
ba-’ă-ḇî-ḡa-yil
with AbigailPrep-b | N-proper-fs
3947 [e]לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ
lə-qaḥ-tāh
to take herPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs
[e]ל֖וֹ
lōw
to himPrep-l | 3ms
802 [e]לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
lə-’iš-šāh
as wifePrep-l | N-fs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.

Young's Literal Translation
and David heareth that Nabal [is] dead, and saith, ‘Blessed [is] Jehovah who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept back from evil, and the wickedness of Nabal hath Jehovah turned back on his own head;’ and David sendeth and speaketh with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the LORD who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained His servant from doing evil.  The LORD brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.”  Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

New American Standard Bible
When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept back His servant from evil. The LORD has also returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head." Then David sent a proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

King James Bible
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.
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