26 “Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from [a]shedding blood, and (A)from [b]avenging yourself by your own hand, now then (B)let your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal. 27 Now let (C)this [c]gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who [d]accompany my lord. 28 Please forgive (D)the transgression of your maidservant; for (E)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is (F)fighting the battles of the Lord, and (G)evil will not be found in you all your days.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit coming in with blood
  2. 1 Samuel 25:26 Lit saving
  3. 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit blessing
  4. 1 Samuel 25:27 Lit walk at the feet of