Verse 29
1 Samuel 25:29
Literal Standard Version
29
And man rises to pursue you and to seek your soul, and the soul of my lord has been bound in the bundle of life with your God (Elohim) YHWH; as for the soul of your enemies, He slings them out in the midst of the hollow of the sling.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙ לִ/רְדָפְ/ךָ֔ וּ/לְ/בַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָ וְֽ/הָיְתָה֩ נֶ֨פֶשׁ אֲדֹנִ֜/י צְרוּרָ֣ה בִּ/צְר֣וֹר הַ/חַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/אֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֨י/ךָ֙ יְקַלְּעֶ֔/נָּה בְּ/ת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ף הַ/קָּֽלַע
English Translation
And man rose to pursue you and to seek your life, and the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God, and the life of your enemies He will sling out, as from the midst of a sling.
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Chapter 25 Context
1
And Samuel dies, and all Israel is gathered, and mourns for him, and buries him in his house, in Ram...
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And there is a man in Maon, and his work is in Carmel; and the man is very great, and he has three t...
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3
And the name of the man is Nabal, and the name of his wife is Abigail, and the woman is of good unde...
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And David hears in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock,
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and David sends ten young men, and David says to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and you have come...
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and said thus to the living: And peace to you, and peace to your house, and peace to all that you ha...
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And now, I have heard that you have shearers; now, the shepherds whom you have have been with us, we...
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8
Ask your young men, and they declare it to you, and the young men find grace in your eyes, for we ha...
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9
And the young men of David come in, and speak to Nabal according to all these words, in the name of...
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10
And Nabal answers the servants of David and says, “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? Have s...
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11
And have I taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have...
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12
And the young men of David turn on their way, and turn back, and come in, and declare to him accordi...
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13
And David says to his men, “Each gird on his sword”; and they each gird on his sword, and David also...
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14
And one young man of the youths has declared it to Abigail wife of Nabal, saying, “Behold, David has...
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15
and the men are very good to us, and have not put us to shame, and we have not looked after anything...
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16
they have been a wall to us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding t...
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17
And now, know and consider what you do; for evil has been determined against our lord, and against a...
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18
And Abigail hurries, and takes two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared...
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19
And she says to her young men, “Pass over before me; behold, I am coming after you”; and she has not...
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20
and it has come to pass, she is riding on the donkey and is coming down in the secret part of the hi...
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21
And David said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this one has in the wilderness, and nothing has...
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22
thus God (Elohim) does to the enemies of David, and thus He adds, if I leave of all that he has unti...
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23
And Abigail sees David, and hurries and comes down from off the donkey, and falls on her face before...
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24
and falls at his feet and says, “On me, my lord, the iniquity; and please let your handmaid speak in...
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25
Please do not let my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name is s...
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26
and now, my lord, YHWH lives, and your soul lives, in that YHWH has withheld you from coming in with...
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27
And now, this blessing which your maidservant has brought to my lord—it has been given to the young...
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28
Please bear with the transgression of your handmaid, for YHWH certainly makes a steadfast house for...
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29
And man rises to pursue you and to seek your soul, and the soul of my lord has been bound in the bun...
30
And it has been, when YHWH does to my lord according to all the good which He has spoken concerning...
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31
that this is not to you for a stumbling-block, and for an offense of heart to my lord—either to shed...
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32
And David says to Abigail, “Blessed is YHWH, God (Elohim) of Israel, who has sent you to meet me thi...
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33
and blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you in that you have restrained me this day from com...
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34
And yet, YHWH lives, God (Elohim) of Israel, who has kept me back from doing evil with you, for unle...
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35
And David receives from her hand that which she has brought to him, and he has said to her, “Go up i...
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36
And Abigail comes to Nabal, and behold, he has a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, a...
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37
And it comes to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declares th...
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38
And it comes to pass in about ten days, that YHWH strikes Nabal and he dies,
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39
and David hears that Nabal is dead and says, “Blessed is YHWH who has pleaded the cause of my reproa...
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40
And the servants of David come to Abigail at Carmel, and speak to her, saying, “David has sent us to...
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41
And she rises and bows herself—face to the earth—and says, “Behold, your handmaid is for a maidserva...
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42
And Abigail hurries and rises, and rides on the donkey; and there are five of her young women who ar...
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43
And David has taken Ahinoam from Jezreel, and they are—even both of them—for wives to him;
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44
and Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Phalti son of Laish, who is of Gallim.
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