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1 Samuel 25:40

And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

KJV

Et venerunt pueri David ad Abigail in Carmelum, et locuti sunt ad eam, dicentes : David misit nos ad te, ut accipiat te sibi in uxorem.

Vulgate

καὶ ἦλθον οἱ παῖδες Δαυεὶδ πρὸς Ἀβειγαίαν εἰς Κάρμηλον καὶ ἐλάλησαν αὐτῇ λέγοντες Δαυεὶδ ἀπέστειλεν ἡμᾶς πρὸς σὲ λαβεῖν σε αὐτῷ εἰς γυναῖκα.

LXX

And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David hath sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

ASV

וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד אֶל אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַ/כַּרְמֶ֑לָ/ה וַ/יְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֨י/הָ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר דָּוִד֙ שְׁלָחָ֣/נוּ אֵלַ֔יִ/ךְ לְ/קַחְתֵּ֥/ךְ ל֖/וֹ לְ/אִשָּֽׁה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People DavidAbigail
Places Carmel

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִיגַ֕יִל
'bygyl
proper_noun · 19×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כַּרְמֶ֑ל
krml
noun · 24×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:31 — That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with
  • Gen 24:51 — Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the LORD hath spoken.