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OET (OET-RV) As she rode down a hill and into the ravine, suddenly she encountered David and his men coming down to meet her.
OET-LV And_it_was she [was]_riding on the_donkey and_came_down in/on/at/with_ravine the_mountain and_see/lo/see Dāvid and_men_his [were]_going_down toward_meet_her and_met DOM_them.
UHB וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא ׀ רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמ֗וֹר וְיֹרֶ֨דֶת֙ בְּסֵ֣תֶר הָהָ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה דָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם׃ ‡
(vəhāyāh hiyʼ rokeⱱet ˊal-haḩₐmōr vəyoredet bəşēter hāhār vəhinnēh dāvid vaʼₐnāshāyv yordim liqərāʼtāh vattifgosh ʼotām.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγενήθη, αὐτῆς ἐπιβεβηκυίης ἐπὶ τὴν ὄνον καὶ καταβαινούσης ἐν σκέπῃ τοῦ ὄρους, καὶ ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ κατέβαινον εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀπήντησεν αὐτοῖς.
(Kai egenaʸthaʸ, autaʸs epibebaʸkuiaʸs epi taʸn onon kai katabainousaʸs en skepaʸ tou orous, kai idou Dawid kai hoi andres autou katebainon eis sunantaʸsin autaʸs, kai apaʸntaʸsen autois. )
BrTr And it came to pass when she had mounted her ass and was going down by the covert of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down to meet her, and she met them.
ULT And she was riding on the donkey and going down in the cover of the mountain, and behold, David and his men were coming down to meet her! And she encountered them.
UST Abigail rode on her donkey and came down to the place in the hills where David and his men were staying. Suddenly David and his men met her.
BSB § As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
OEB Just as she was riding on the donkey and coming down under cover of the mountain, David and his men were also coming down toward her, so that she met them.
WEBBE As she rode on her donkey, and came down hidden by the mountain, behold, David and his men came down towards her, and she met them.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (20-22)As she was riding her donkey, descending into a ravine, David and his men were descending from the other end, so they met there on the road. David had just said, “That sure was a waste, guarding everything this man had out in the wild so that nothing he had was lost—and now he rewards me with insults. A real slap in the face! May God do his worst to me if Nabal and every cur in his misbegotten brood aren’t dead meat by morning!”
NET Riding on her donkey, she went down under cover of the mountain. David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she encountered them.
LSV and it has come to pass, she is riding on the donkey and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and behold, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meets them.
FBV As Abigail was riding her donkey through a mountain valley, she saw David and his men descending towards her, and she met them.
T4T David and his men had left the place where they were staying and were on the road to Nabal’s property. They were coming down a hill when they met Abigail.
LEB And then,[fn] as she was riding on the donkey and was going down the ravine of the mountain, David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she met them.
25:20 Literally “And it happened”
BBE Now while she was going down under cover of the mountain on her ass, David and his men came down against her, and suddenly she came face to face with them.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS 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 towards her; and she met them. —
ASV 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 toward her; and she met them.
DRA And when she had gotten upon an ass, and was coming down to the foot of the mountain, David and his men came down over against her, and she met them.
YLT and it hath come to pass, she is riding on the ass and is coming down in the secret part of the hill-country, and lo, David and his men are coming down to meet her, and she meeteth them.
Drby And as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the hill, behold, David and his men came down opposite to her; and she met them.
RV 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.
Wbstr And it was so , as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down over against her; and she met them.
KJB-1769 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
KJB-1611 And it was so as she rode on the asse, that she came downe by the couert of the hill, and behold, Dauid and his men came downe against her, and she met them.
(And it was so as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down against her, and she met them.)
Bshps And as she rode on her asse, she came priuylie downe the syde of the hill, and behold Dauid and his men came downe against her, and she met them.
(And as she rode on her ass, she came priorly down the side of the hill, and behold David and his men came down against her, and she met them.)
Gnva And as shee rode on her asse, shee came downe by a secret place of the mountaine, and beholde, Dauid and his men came downe against her, and she met them.
(And as she rode on her ass, she came down by a secret place of the mountain, and behold, David and his men came down against her, and she met them. )
Cvdl And as she rode vpo the asse, and wente downe in the shadowe of ye hill, beholde, Dauid & his me met hir downe, so that she came vpon them.
(And as she rode upo the ass, and went down in the shadow of ye/you_all hill, behold, David and his me met her down, so that she came upon them.)
Wyc Therfor whanne sche hadde stied on the asse, and cam doun `at the roote of the hil, and Dauid and hise men camen doun in to the comyng `of hir; whiche also sche mette.
(Therefore when she had stied on the ass, and came down `at the root of the hill, and David and his men came down in to the commong `of her; which also she met.)
Luth Und als sie auf dem Esel ritt und hinabzog im Dunkel des Berges, siehe, da begegnete ihr David und seine Männer hinab, daß sie auf sie stieß.
(And als they/she/them on to_him donkey ritt and hinabzog in_the darkness the Berges, look, there begegnete you/their/her David and his men hinab, that they/she/them on they/she/them stieß.)
ClVg Cum ergo ascendisset asinum, et descenderet ad radices montis, David et viri ejus descendebant in occursum ejus: quibus et illa occurrit.
(Since therefore ascendisset asinum, and descenderet to radices montis, David and viri his descendebant in occursum his: to_whom and that occurrit. )
25:1-44 This episode about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.
(Occurrence 0) David and his men
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was she/it riding on/upon the,donkey and,came_down in/on/at/with,ravine the,mountain and=see/lo/see! Dāvid and,men,his came_down toward,meet,her and,met DOM=them )
Alternate translation: “David and his army”
(Occurrence 0) by the cover of the mountain
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was she/it riding on/upon the,donkey and,came_down in/on/at/with,ravine the,mountain and=see/lo/see! Dāvid and,men,his came_down toward,meet,her and,met DOM=them )
This could mean: (1) into a low, narrow stream bed or (2) to where the men were hiding.