Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off her ass and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

New American Standard Bible

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.

King James Version

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Holman Bible

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell with her face to the ground in front of David.

International Standard Version

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from the donkey and fell on her face before David, prostrating herself on the ground.

A Conservative Version

And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

American Standard Version

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Amplified

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and kneeled face downward before David and bowed down to the ground [in respect].

Bible in Basic English

And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.

Darby Translation

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Julia Smith Translation

And Abigail will see David, and will hasten, and will come down from the ass, and fall before David upon her face, and will worship him to the earth.

King James 2000

And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and got off the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Lexham Expanded Bible

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell on her face before {David's anger}, and she bowed down to the ground.

Modern King James verseion

And Abigail saw David and hurried and dismounted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

NET Bible

When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.

New Heart English Bible

When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and got off from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from off her ass, - and fell down before David upon her face, and prostrated herself on the ground;

Webster

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

World English Bible

When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
H26
אביגל אביגיל 
'Abiygayil 
Usage: 17

saw
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

דּויד דּוד 
David 
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074
Usage: 1074

and lighted off
ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

the ass
חמר חמור 
Chamowr 
ass
Usage: 96

and fell
נפל 
Naphal 
Usage: 434

on her face
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

and bowed
שׁחה 
Shachah 
Usage: 171

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Morish

Context Readings

Abigail Intercedes For Nabal

22 God do this and yet more unto the enemies of David, if until tomorrow in the morning I leave this man, of all that he hath, so much as one that pisseth against the wall." 23 When Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off her ass and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 24 and fell at his feet and said, "Let this unhappy deed be counted mine, my lord, and let thine handmaid speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid.



Cross References

1 Samuel 20:41

And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place that was toward the south and fell on his face to the ground and bowed himself three times. And they kissed one another and wept together - but David more abundantly.

Joshua 15:18

And as she went, she moved him to ask of her father a field. And she alighted off her ass. And Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?"

Judges 1:14

and as they went she counseled him to ask of her father a field. And then she lighted off her ass, and Caleb said unto her, "What aileth thee?"

1 Samuel 24:8

And when Saul was up out of the cave and gone away, David arose and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, "My lord king!" And Saul looked behind him. And David stooped to the earth and bowed himself,

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