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1 Samuel 25:3-5
Lexham English Bible

3 The name of the man was Nabal,[a] and the name of his wife was Abigail.[b] Now the woman was wise and beautiful, but the man was stubborn and mean,[c] and he was as his heart.[d] 4 David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep. 5 So David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal; you will greet him in my name.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Nabal” means “foolish”
  2. 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Abigail” means “my father delights”
  3. 1 Samuel 25:3 Literally “bad of deeds”
  4. 1 Samuel 25:3 The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads “as his heart,” whereas the reading tradition (Qere) reads “Calebite”
  5. 1 Samuel 25:5 Literally “you will ask for him in my name as far as peace”
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