1 Samuel 25:37

“In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.”

1 Samuel 25:37 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:37, word by word

Inיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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the wineיַּיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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had gone outצֵאתtset

go out

To go out of a place.

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of Nabalנָּבָלnaval

Nabal

Nabal, a rich man of Maon, husband of Abigail, who scorned David (1 Samuel 25). His name sounds the same as the Hebrew word for "fool".

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his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

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toldתַּגֶּדtaged

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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thingsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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and his heartלִבּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

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diedיָּמָתyamat

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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within himקִרְבּkirb

inside

One's inner part, one's inmost self.

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like a stoneאָבֶןaven

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

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The context

36Abigail came to Nabal, and look, he had a feast in his house like the feast of a king. Nabal’s heart was merry within him, and he was very drunk; so she did not tell him anything, small or great, until the light of morning.

37 · This verse (above)

38About ten days later YHWH struck down Nabal, and he died.

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