1 Samuel 25:23
Modern Translations
New International Version
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.

New Living Translation
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.

English Standard Version
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground.

Berean Study Bible
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

New American Standard Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face in front of David and bowed herself to the ground.

NASB 1995
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.

NASB 1977
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David, and bowed herself to the ground.

Amplified Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and kneeled face downward before David and bowed down to the ground [in respect].

Christian Standard Bible
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell with her face to the ground in front of David.

Contemporary English Version
Abigail quickly got off her donkey and bowed down in front of David.

Good News Translation
When Abigail saw David, she quickly dismounted and threw herself on the ground

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground.

International Standard Version
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from the donkey and fell on her face before David, prostrating herself on the ground.

NET Bible
When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

New King James Version
Now when Abigail saw David, she dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and got off the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

New Heart English Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and got off from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

World English Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

American King James Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hurried, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

American Standard Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

A Faithful Version
And Abigail saw David and hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Darby Bible Translation
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

English Revised Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when Abigail sawe Dauid, she hasted and lighted off her asse, and fell before Dauid on her face, and bowed her selfe to the ground,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when Abigail sawe Dauid, she hasted and lyghted of her asse, and fell before Dauid on her face, and bowed her selfe to the grounde,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Now whan Abigail sawe Dauid, she lighte downe from the asse in all the haist, and fell vpo hir face before Dauid, and worshiped him to the grounde,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Abigail sees David, and hurries and comes down from off the donkey, and falls on her face before David, and bows herself to the earth,

Young's Literal Translation
And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Abigail will see David, and will hasten, and will come down from the ass, and fall before David upon her face, and will worship him to the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Abigail saw David she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Abigal saw David and she hurried and she came down from the donkey and she fell before David on her face and she bowed down on the ground

Lamsa Bible
And when Abigail saw David, she hastened and alighted from the ass, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And when Abigail saw David, she made haste, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed down to the ground.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Abigaia saw David, and she hasted and alighted from her ass; and she felt before David on her face, and did obeisance to him, bowing to the ground
















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