1 Samuel 25:42

“Abigail hurried and arose and rode on the donkey, with her five young women who went at her feet; she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.”

1 Samuel 25:42 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 25:42, 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".

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hurriedתְּמַהֵרtemaher

hurry

To act without delay, with haste and energy.

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and aroseתָּקָםtakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and rodeתִּרְכַּבtirkav

ride

To ride an animal or a chariot.

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the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor

donkey

Donkey, male donkey.

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with her fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh

five

Five.

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young womenנַעֲרֹתֶיnaarote

girl

An unmarried female of marrying age.

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who wentהֹלְכוֹתholchot

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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at her feetרַגְלָragla

follow

Literally "the foot": where someone goes; walking behind them.

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she wentתֵּלֶךְtelech

go along

To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.

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the messengersמַלְאֲכֵיmalache

messenger

Someone sent on an errand.

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of Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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and becameתְּהִיtehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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wifeאִשָּׁהisha

wife

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

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The context

41She arose and bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “Look, your servant is a slave to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”

42 · This verse (above)

43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and both of them became his wives.

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