NET Bible
"When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself facedown before David, and bowed to the ground."
— 1 Samuel 25:23, NET 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,”
“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. ”
“When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.”
“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.”
“And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.”
“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,”
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.
Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!”
When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself facedown before David, and bowed to the ground.
Falling at his feet, she said,“My lord, I accept all the guilt! But please let your female servant speak to you! Please listen to the words of your servant!
My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply lives up to his name! His name means‘fool,’ and he is indeed foolish! But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent.
“Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as surely as you live, it is the LORD who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.