1 Samuel 25:18

“Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep ready dressed, and five seahs of roasted grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them on the donkeys.”

1 Samuel 25:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:18, word by word

Abigailאֲבִיגַיִלavigayil

Abigail

Abigail: the name of two women; best known is the wife of Nabal, a woman of good understanding, who later became David's wife (1 Samuel 25); the other is a sister of David (1 Chronicles 2:16). It means "my father rejoices".

Where else “avigayil” appears
hurriedתְּמַהֵרtemaher

hurry

To act without delay, with haste and energy.

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and tookתִּקַּחtikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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two hundredמָאתַיִםmatayim

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

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loavesלֶחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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and twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shenayim” appears
skinsנִבְלֵיnivle

skin bottle

A vessel of leather or clay in which wine was kept.

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of wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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and fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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sheepצֹאןtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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ready dressedעֲשׂוּיֹתasuyot

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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seahsסְאִיםseim

seah

Seah: a measure for grain, about 7 liters.

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of roasted grainקָלִיkali

roasted grain

Grain roasted over the fire, eaten as it is.

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clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִיםtsimukim

raisin cake

Cake or cluster of raisins.

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cakes of figsדְּבֵלִיםdevelim

fig cake

Cake of dried, pressed figs; a food that keeps and is carried on journeys.

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and put themתָּשֶׂםtasem

put

To put something somewhere.

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the donkeysחֲמֹרִיםchamorim

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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Translation note

A seah is about 7 liters.

The context

17Now, know and consider what you will do, for evil has been determined against our master and against all his house; and he is a man too wicked to speak to.”

18 · This verse (above)

19She said to her young men, “Go on ahead of me; look, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

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