Parallel Verses

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.

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,

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 May God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if by morning I leave as much as one male of any who belong to him.” 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground. 24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant.



Cross References

1 Samuel 20:41

When the lad was gone, David rose from the south side and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the more.

Joshua 15:18

It came about that when she came to him, she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. So she alighted from the donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

Judges 1:14

Then it came about when she came to him, that she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. Then she alighted from her donkey, and Caleb said to her, “What do you want?”

1 Samuel 24:8

Now afterward David arose and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and prostrated himself.

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