1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:20
20As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | הִ֣יא׀ | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| came riding | רֹכֶ֣בֶת | rō·ḵe·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| her donkey | הַחֲמ֗וֹר | ha·ḥă·mō·wr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| into a mountain | הָהָ֔ר | hā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| ravine | בְּסֵ֣תֶר | bə·sê·ṯer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy |
| she saw | וְהִנֵּ֤ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| David | דָוִד֙ | ḏā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and his men | וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו | wa·’ă·nā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| coming down | יֹרְדִ֖ים | yō·rə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| toward her | לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ | liq·rā·ṯāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| and she met | וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ | wat·tip̄·gōš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6298 meet, encounter |
| them | אֹתָֽם׃ | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.