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1 Samuel

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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."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When the servants slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדֵ֥י av·dei
of David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִ֛ד da·vid
Analysis:
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came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
to Abigail "my father is joy," two Isr. women Noun H26 אֲבִיגַ֖יִל a·vi·ga·yil
at Carmel, a mountain promontory on the Mediterranean, also a city near Hebron Noun H3760 הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה hak·kar·me·lah;
Analysis:
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they spoke to speak Verb H1696 וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ vay·dab·be·ru
to her, saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
"David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִד֙ da·vid
Analysis:
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has sent to send Verb H7971 שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ she·la·cha·nu
us to you to take to take Verb H3947 לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ le·kach·tech
you as his wife." woman, wife, female Noun H802 לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ le·'i·shah.

Locations

Carmel

CARMEL(1) A beautifully wooded mountain range running for about 13 miles in a south-easterly direction from the promontory which drops on the shore of the Mediterranean near Haifa, at the southern extremity of the plain of Acre, to the height of el-Machraqah which overlooks the plain of Esdraelon. On the top of the promontory, at a height of 500 ft. the mona... View Details

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 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 When And when the servants of David came were come to Abigail at to Carmel, they spoke to spake unto her, saying, "David has David sent us to you unto thee, to take you as his thee to him to wife."
Hebrew Greek English 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."