1st Samuel Chapter 25 verse 20 Holy Bible
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.
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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.
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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.
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And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert on the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
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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.
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It was so, as she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.
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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.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) The covert of the hill.--Keil explains the words sether hahar--literally, a hidden part of the mountain--as probably signifying a hollow between two peaks of the mountain; thus each of the advancing parties would "come down"--Abigail, who approached on one side, and David, who came on the other--and would meet in the hollow between.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAs [Abigail]הִ֣יא ׀ (hî)Pronoun - third person feminine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arecame ridingרֹכֶ֣בֶת (rō·ḵe·ḇeṯ)Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularStrong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatchher donkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹר (ha·ḥă·mō·wr)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2543: A male assinto a mountainהָהָ֔ר (hā·hār)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill countryravine,בְּסֵ֣תֶר (bə·sê·ṯer)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5643: A covering, hiding place, secrecyshe sawוְהִנֵּ֤ה (wə·hin·nêh)Conjunctive waw | InterjectionStrong's 2009: Lo! behold!Davidדָוִד֙ (ḏā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseand his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו (wa·’ă·nā·šāw)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personcoming downיֹרְדִ֖ים (yō·rə·ḏîm)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 3381: To come or go down, descendtoward her,לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ (liq·rā·ṯāh)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularStrong's 7122: To encounter, befalland she metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ (wat·tip̄·gōš)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 6298: To come in contact with, to concurthem.אֹתָֽם׃ (’ō·ṯām)Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseJump to PreviousAss Cover Covert David Donkey Hidden Hill Hill-Country Meet Meeteth Met Mountain Opposite Part Ravine Riding Rode Secret Suddenly Towards
