1 Samuel 25:23 — Compare All Translations

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

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,

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

When Abigail saw David, she hastened and lighted off the donkey, and fell before David on her face and did obeisance.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When Abigail saw David, she hastened and lighted off the donkey, and fell before David on her face and did obeisance.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey. She bent her body down low on the ground to respect David.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Just then Abigail arrived. When she saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down with her face to the ground in front of him.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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 LSB

Then Abigail saw David; so she hurried and dismounted from her donkey and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly got down from the donkey and fell before David upon her face. And she bowed herself to the ground.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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.

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

As soon as Abigail saw David, she dismounted quickly from the ass and, falling prostrate on the ground before David, did him homage.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey. She bowed down in front of David with her face toward the ground.

English NIV

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and alighted from the donkey, fell before David on her face, bowing to the ground.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

When Abigail saw David, she made haste, and alighted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed to the ground.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When Abigail saw David, she quickly dismounted and bowed low before him.

English Tyndale 1537

When Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off her ass and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

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