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1 Samuel 25:23

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,

KJV

Cum autem vidisset Abigail David, festinavit, et descendit de asino, et procidit coram David super faciem suam, et adoravit super terram,

Vulgate

καὶ εἶδεν Ἀβειγαία τὸν Δαυείδ, καὶ ἔσπευσεν καὶ κατεπήδησεν ἀπὸ τῆς ὄνου καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐνώπιον Δαυεὶδ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς, καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/תֵּ֤רֶא אֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙ אֶת דָּוִ֔ד וַ/תְּמַהֵ֕ר וַ/תֵּ֖רֶד מֵ/עַ֣ל הַ/חֲמ֑וֹר וַ/תִּפֹּ֞ל לְ/אַפֵּ֤י דָוִד֙ עַל פָּנֶ֔י/הָ וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרֶץ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People DavidAbigail

In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִיגַ֕יִל
'bygyl
proper_noun · 19×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
חֲמ֔וֹר
chmvr
noun · 95×
יְמַהֵ֣ר
ymhr
verb · 64×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 1:16 — And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
  • 1Sam 20:41 — And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another,
  • 1Sam 24:8 — David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
  • 2Sam 1:2 — It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the eart
  • 2Sam 14:4 — And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
  • Josh 15:18 — And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
  • Josh 15:18 — And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
  • Judg 1:14 — And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?
  • Ruth 2:10 — Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?