1 Samuel 25:25
ContextNETBible | 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! 1 But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent. 2 |
NIV © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
May my lord pay no attention to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name is Fool, and folly goes with him. But as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my master sent. |
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
"Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. |
NLT © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
I know Nabal is a wicked and ill–tempered man; please don’t pay any attention to him. He is a fool, just as his name suggests. But I never even saw the messengers you sent. |
MSG © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
Don't dwell on what that brute Nabal did. He acts out the meaning of his name: Nabal, Fool. Foolishness oozes from him. "I wasn't there when the young men my master sent arrived. I didn't see them. |
BBE © SABDAweb 1Sa 25:25 |
Let my lord give no attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing: for as his name is, so is he, a man without sense: but I, your servant, did not see the young men whom my lord sent. |
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Sa 25:25 |
My lord, do not take seriously this ill-natured fellow, Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; but I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. |
NKJV © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
"Please, let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is , so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent. |
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KJV | not my lord <0113>_, I pray thee, regard <03820> this man <0376> of Belial <01100>_, [even] Nabal <05037>_: for as his name <08034> [is], so [is] he; Nabal <05037> [is] his name <08034>_, and folly <05039> [is] with him: but I thine handmaid <0519> not the young men <05288> of my lord <0113>_, {regard: Heb. lay it to his heart} {Nabal: that is, Fool} |
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 25:25 |
"Please <04994> do not let my lord <0113> pay <07760> attention <03820> to this <02088> worthless <01100> man <0376> , Nabal <05037> , for as his name <08034> is, so <03651> is he. Nabal <05037> is his name <08034> and folly <05039> is with him; but I your maidservant <0519> did not see <07200> the young <05288> men <05288> of my lord <0113> whom <0834> you sent <07971> . |
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NET [draft] ITL | My lord <0113> should not <0408> pay <07760> attention <03820> to <0413> this <02088> wicked <01100> man <0376> Nabal <05037> . He simply lives up to <03651> his name <08034> ! His name means <08034> ‘fool <05039> ,’ and he <01931> is indeed foolish <05037> ! But <05973> I <0589> , your servant <0519> , did not <03808> see <07200> the servants <05288> my lord <0113> sent <07971> . |
HEBREW |
NETBible | 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! 1 But I, your servant, did not see the servants my lord sent. 2 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “and foolishness is with him.” 2 tn Heb “my lord’s servants, whom you sent.” |