1 Samuel

1 Samuel 25:42–43

⁴²So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.

⁴³David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.

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1 Samuel 25:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Abigail	אֲבִיגַ֗יִל	’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H26 Abigail, Abigal
hurried	וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר	wat·tə·ma·hêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4116 hasten
and got on	וַתִּרְכַּב֙	wat·tir·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
a donkey	הַחֲמ֔וֹר	ha·ḥă·mō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
and attended	הַהֹלְכ֖וֹת	ha·hō·lə·ḵō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
five	וְחָמֵשׁ֙	wə·ḥā·mêš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H2568 five
of her maidens	נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ	na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
she followed	וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
David’s	דָוִ֔ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
messengers	מַלְאֲכֵ֣י	mal·’ă·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger
and became	וַתְּהִי־	wat·tə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

1 Samuel 25:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had also	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
married	לָקַ֥ח	lā·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Ahinoam	אֲחִינֹ֛עַם	’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H293 Achinoam
of Jezreel	מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל	mî·yiz·rə·‘el	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel
So	שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן	šə·tê·hen	Number - feminine dual construct; third person feminine plural	H8147 two
his	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
wives	לְנָשִֽׁים׃ס	lə·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female

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1 Samuel 25:42 Genesis 24:61–67

1 Samuel 25:43 1 Samuel 30:5 · Joshua 15:56 · 1 Samuel 27:3 · 2 Samuel 3:2

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