Study it in the app“David heard that Nabal had died, and he said, “Blessed be YHWH, who has defended the cause of my insult at the hand of Nabal, and has held back his servant from evil; and the evil of Nabal YHWH has returned on his own head.” David sent and spoke to Abigail to take her to himself as wife.”
DavidדָּוִדheardוַיִּשְׁמַעthatכִּיNabalנָבָלhad died,מֵתand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Blessed beבָּרוּךְYHWH,יְהוָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhas defendedרָבthe causeאֶת רִיבof my insultחֶרְפָּתִיat the handמִיַּדof Nabal,נָבָלand has held backחָשַׂךְhis servantוְאֶת עַבְדּוֹfrom evil;מֵרָעָהand the evilוְאֵת רָעַתof NabalנָבָלYHWHיְהוָהhas returnedהֵשִׁיבon his own head.”בְּרֹאשׁוֹDavidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Abigailבַּאֲבִיגַיִלto take herלְקַחְתָּהּto himselfלוֹas wife.לְאִשָּׁה
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appearsNabal
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".
Where else “naval” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearspraise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “baruch” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsplead
To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.
Where else “rav” appearscase
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appearsdisgrace, reproach
Disgrace, reproach, scorn from others. Being childless was then felt as a humiliation.
Where else “cherpati” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsrestrain
To curb something, like the tongue, or stop someone.
Where else “chasach” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “heshiv” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsAbigail
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” appearstake a wife
"Take a wife": to marry.
Where else “kachta” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isha” appears38About ten days later YHWH struck down Nabal, and he died.
39 · This verse (above)
40David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel and spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you to himself as wife.”
