1 Samuel 25:34 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.”
1 Samuel 25:34 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:34 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:34 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For indeed, as Yahweh the God of Israel lives, who has withheld me from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely there wouldn’t have been left to Nabal by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.””
1 Samuel 25:34 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:34 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For in very deed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, who hath withholden me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light so much as one man-child. ”
1 Samuel 25:34 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:34 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And yet, Jehovah liveth, God of Israel, who hath kept me back from doing evil with thee, for unless thou hadst hasted, and dost come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal till the light of the morning, of those sitting on the wall.'”
1 Samuel 25:34 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:34 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But indeed, as Jehovah theGod of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male. ”
1 Samuel 25:34 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:34 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For in deede, as the Lord God of Israel liueth, who hath kept me backe from hurting thee, except thou haddest hasted and met mee, surely there had not bene left vnto Nabal by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.”
1 Samuel 25:34 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:34 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
33 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
34 For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.
36 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.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:34 Mean?
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