KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 1 Samuel 25:14 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “But one” | אֶחָ֛ד | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “of the young men” | מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | young men |
| “told” | הִגִּ֧יד | Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise | told |
| “Abigail,” | וְלַֽאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ | Abigail or Abigal, the name of two Israelitesses | Abigail |
| “Nabal's” | נָבָ֔ל | Nabal, an Israelite | Nabals |
| “wife,” | אֵ֣שֶׁת | A woman | wife |
| “saying,” | לֵאמֹ֑ר | To say (used with great latitude) | saying |
| “Behold,” | הִנֵּ֣ה | Lo! | Behold |
| “David” | דָּוִ֨ד | David, the youngest son of Jesse | David |
| “sent” | שָׁלַח֩ | To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) | sent |
| “messengers” | מַלְאָכִ֧ים׀ | A messenger; specifically, of God, i.e., an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) | messengers |
| “out of the wilderness” | מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛ר | A pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); also speech (including its organs) | out wilderness |
| “to salute” | לְבָרֵ֥ךְ | To kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason) | salute |
| “our master;” | אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ | Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) | master |
| “and he railed” | וַיָּ֥עַט | To swoop down upon (literally or figuratively) | railed |
| “on them.” | וַיָּ֥עַט | To swoop down upon (literally or figuratively) | on them |
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12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:
16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
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