1 Samuel 25:20
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And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
In other translations
And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it wasH1961הִיא׀hi'sheH1931רֹכֶבֶתrokhevet[was] ridingH7392עַל־'al-onH5921הַחֲמוֹרhachamorthe donkeyH2543וְיֹרֶדֶתveyoredetand [was] going downH3381בְּסֵתֶרbeseterin [the] cover ofH5643הָהָרhaharthe mountainH2022וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009דָוִדdavidDavidH1732וַאֲנָשָׁיוva'anashavand men hisH582יֹרְדִיםyoredim[were] going downH3381לִקְרָאתָהּlikratahto meet herH7122וַתִּפְגֹּשׁvatifgoshand she metH6298אֹתָם׃'otam<obj.> themH853
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Kings 4:24Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee.Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
People: David