Verse 25

1 Samuel 25:25

World English Bible

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25 Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men, whom you sent.

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַל נָ֣א יָשִׂ֣ים אֲדֹנִ֣/י אֶת לִבּ֡/וֹ אֶל אִישׁ֩ הַ/בְּלִיַּ֨עַל הַ/זֶּ֜ה עַל נָבָ֗ל כִּ֤י כִ/שְׁמ/וֹ֙ כֶּן ה֔וּא נָבָ֣ל שְׁמ֔/וֹ וּ/נְבָלָ֖ה עִמּ֑/וֹ וַֽ/אֲנִי֙ אֲמָ֣תְ/ךָ֔ לֹ֥א רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת נַעֲרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖/י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְתָּ

English Translation

Please do not let my lord set his heart on this worthless man, for his name is Nabal, and he is indeed a fool. I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

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Chapter 25 Context

1 Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together, and mourned for him, and buried him at his... Focus ↗

2 There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three... Focus ↗

3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and... Focus ↗

4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. Focus ↗

5 David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and gr... Focus ↗

6 Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that y... Focus ↗

7 Now I have heard that you have shearers. Your shepherds have now been with us, and we didn’t harm th... Focus ↗

8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for... Focus ↗

9 When David’s young men came, they spoke to Nabal all those words in the name of David, and waited. Focus ↗

10 Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many se... Focus ↗

11 Shall I then take my bread, my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to... Focus ↗

12 So David’s young men turned on their way, and went back, and came and told him all these words. Focus ↗

13 David said to his men, “Every man put on his sword!” Every man put on his sword. David also put on h... Focus ↗

14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers out of t... Focus ↗

15 But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, and we didn’t miss anything, as long as we... Focus ↗

16 They were a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. Focus ↗

17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and aga... Focus ↗

18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two bottles of wine, five sheep ready dre... Focus ↗

19 She said to her young men, “Go on before me. Behold, I am coming after you.” But she didn’t tell her... Focus ↗

20 As she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that behold, David and his m... Focus ↗

21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that... Focus ↗

22 God (Elohim) do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by... Focus ↗

23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and b... Focus ↗

24 She fell at his feet, and said, “On me, my lord, on me be the blame! Please let your servant speak i... Focus ↗

25 Please don’t let my lord pay attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he...

26 Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, since Yahweh has withheld you from... Focus ↗

27 Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who fol... Focus ↗

28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For Yahweh will certainly make my lord a sure house, be... Focus ↗

29 Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord will be bound i... Focus ↗

30 It will come to pass, when Yahweh has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken c... Focus ↗

31 that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood... Focus ↗

32 David said to Abigail, “Blessed is Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, who sent you today to meet me... Focus ↗

33 Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and f... Focus ↗

34 For indeed, as Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unle... Focus ↗

35 So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace... Focus ↗

36 Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. Nabal’s h... Focus ↗

37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart d... Focus ↗

38 About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died. Focus ↗

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my r... Focus ↗

40 When David’s servants had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us t... Focus ↗

41 She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servan... Focus ↗

42 Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she... Focus ↗

43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they both became his wives. Focus ↗

44 Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim. Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 25 (44 verses)
Version: World English Bible

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