1 Samuel 25:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י
(av·dei)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
of Davidדָוִ֛ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל
(a·vi·ga·yil)
26: "my father is joy," two Isr. womenfrom ab and gil
at Carmel,הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה
(hak·kar·me·lah;)
3760: a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebronfrom the same as kerem
they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּ
(vay·dab·be·ru)
1696: to speaka prim. root
to her, saying,לֵאמֹ֔ר
(le·mor,)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
has sentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּ
(she·la·cha·nu)
7971: to senda prim. root
us to you to takeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ
(le·kach·tech)
3947: to takea prim. root
you as his wife."לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
(le·'i·shah.)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And when the servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
were come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to Abigail
'Abiygayil  (ab-ee-gah'-yil)
father (i.e. source) of joy; Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses -- Abigal.
to Carmel
Karmel  (kar-mel')
Karmel, the name of a hill and of a town in Palestine -- Carmel, fruitful (plentiful) field, (place).
they spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
unto her saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
us unto thee to take
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
thee to him to wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, "David has sent us to you to take you as his wife."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When David's servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, "David sent us to bring you to him as a wife."

International Standard Version
David's servants went to Abigail at Carmel and told her, "David sent us to you to take you to him as his wife."

NET Bible
So the servants of David went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, "David has sent us to you to bring you back to be his wife."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When David's servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they told her, "David has sent us to you so that we can take you to him to be his wife."

King James 2000 Bible
And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke unto her, saying, David sent us unto you, to take you to be his wife.
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