1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:23

²³When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Abigail	אֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙	’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H26 Abigail, Abigal
saw	וַתֵּ֤רֶא	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
she quickly	וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר	wat·tə·ma·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
got off	וַתֵּ֖רֶד	wat·tê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
the donkey	הַחֲמ֑וֹר	ha·ḥă·mō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
fell	וַתִּפֹּ֞ל	wat·tip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
facedown	פָּנֶ֔יהָ	pā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
and bowed	וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	wat·tiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7812 bow down
before	לְאַפֵּ֤י	lə·’ap·pê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine dual construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
him	דָוִד֙	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.