And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
1 Samuel 25:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. Common English Bible and told her servants, “Go on ahead of me. I’ll be right behind you.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal. Catholic Public Domain Version And she said to her servants: "Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back." But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she said to her servants: Go before me. Behold, I will follow after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. |
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by itself; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him;
and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept me.
So the present passed over before him: and he himself lodged that night in the company.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.
Now it fell upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on yonder side. But he told not his father.
And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.