1 Samuel 25:3
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Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
In other translations
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
Hebrew words
וְשֵׁםveshemand [the] name ofH8034הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376נָבָלnaval[was] NabalH5037וְשֵׁםveshemand [the] name ofH8034אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802אֲבִגָיִל'avigayil[was] AbigailH26וְהָאִשָּׁהveha'ishahand the womanH802טוֹבַת־toat-[was] good ofH2896שֶׂכֶלsekhelinsightH7922וִיפַתvifatand beautiful ofH3303תֹּאַרto'arappearanceH8389וְהָאִישׁveha'ishand the manH376קָשֶׁהkasheh[was] hardH7186וְרַעvera'and evil ofH7451מַעֲלָלִיםma'alalimdeedsH4611וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931כָלִבִּי׃khalvov[was] a CalebiteH3614
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