1 Samuel 25:14 Go deeper
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But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. (KJV)
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וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yiland to Abigail
Lemma: אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל (a.vi.ga.yil) · Strong's: H0026G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Abigail
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:23, 1 Samuel 25:32, 1 Samuel 25:36, 1 Samuel 25:39, 1 Samuel 25:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0026G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 1
אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 2
נָבָ֔לna.ValNabal
Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5037
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Nabal
Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Samuel 25:4, 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:9, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5037; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 3
הִגִּ֧ידhi.Gidhe told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 4
נַֽעַר\־na.'ar-a young man
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 5
אֶחָ֛ד'e.Chadone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 6
מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.Rimfrom the young men
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 7
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 8
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 9
שָׁלַח֩sha.Lachhe sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 10
דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 11
מַלְאָכִ֧ים\׀mal.'a.Khimmessengers
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: messenger
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 12
מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.Barfrom the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 13
לְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.Rekhto bless
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 14
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 15
אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.numaster<s> our
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 16
וַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atand he shouted
Lemma: עִיט (it) · Strong's: H5860A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to scream
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5860A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 25:14 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Meanwhile, one | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| of Nabal’s | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| young men | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| informed | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| Nabal’s | → | נָבָל H5037 Nabal |
| wife | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| Abigail | → | אֲבִיגַ֫יִל, אֲבִיגַ֫ל H0026G Abigail |
| Look | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| messengers | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger |
| from the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| to greet | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| our master | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| but he screamed | → | עִיט H5860A to scream |
| at them | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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