1 Samuel 25:20 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

As she rode on her donkey, she came down hidden by the mountain, and behold, David and his men came down opposite her, and she met them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

As she rode on her donkey, she came down hidden by the mountain, and behold, David and his men came down opposite her, and she met them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

As she rode the donkey down a mountain pass hidden from view, she saw David and his men coming toward her and met them.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

Abigail rode her donkey along the path beside a mountain. Then she saw David and his men as they were coming towards her. So they all met each other.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Abigail rode her donkey down to the other side of the mountain. She met David and his men coming from the other direction.

And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

She was riding her donkey around a bend on a hillside when suddenly she met David and his men coming toward her.

English God's Word - GW 1995

She was riding on her donkey down a hidden mountain path when she met David and his men coming toward her.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

As she rode the donkey down a mountain pass hidden from view, she saw David and his men coming toward her and met them.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

So it was happening, as she was riding on her donkey and coming down by the hidden part of the mountain, that behold, David and his men were coming down toward her; and she met them.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And as she was riding on the donkey and going down into the cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men were coming down to meet her and she met them.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

It came about as she was riding on her donkey and coming down by the hidden part of the mountain, that behold, David and his men were coming down toward her; so she met them.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

As she came down through a mountain defile riding on an ass, David and his men were also coming down from the opposite direction. When she met them,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Abigail rode her donkey into a mountain valley. There she saw David and his men. They were coming down toward her.

English NIV

As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them.

English NKJ 1982

So it was, as she rode on the donkey, that she went down under cover of the hill; and there were David and his men, coming down toward her, and she met them.

English NLT

As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

As she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And as she rode on the ass, and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her; and she met them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

As she was riding down the trail on her donkey, she met David coming toward her.

English Tyndale 1537

And as she rode on her ass and was coming down in a slade of the hill, David and his men came down against her, and she met them.