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1 Samuel 25:18

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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וַתְּמַהֵ֣רvatmaherand be carried headlongמָהַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be carried headlong”, the next action in the storyH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…אבוגילvvgylAbigalאֲבִיגַיִלnoun, proper name — “Abigal”H26Abigail or Abigal, the name of two IsraelitessesAbigal.אֲבִיגַ֡יִלavigayilAbigalאֲבִיגַיִלnoun, proper name — “Abigal”H26Abigail or Abigal, the name of two IsraelitessesAbigal.וַתִּקַּח֩vatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מָאתַ֨יִםmatayimhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.לֶ֜חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.וּשְׁנַ֣יִםushenayimand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.נִבְלֵיnivlebottleנֶבֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “bottle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.יַ֗יִןyayinwineיַיִןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3196wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxicationbanqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).וְחָמֵ֨שׁvechameshand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).צֹ֤אןtsonflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עשוותshvvtdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…עֲשׂוּיֹת֙asuyotdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…וְחָמֵ֤שׁvechameshand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).סְאִים֙seimmeasureסְאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “measure”, the ordinary formH5429a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrainmeasure.קָלִ֔יqaliparched cornקָלִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “parched corn”, the ordinary formH7039roasted ears of grainparched corn.וּמֵאָ֥הumeahand hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “and hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.צִמֻּקִ֖יםtsimuqimbunch of raisinsצַמּוּקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bunch of raisins”, the ordinary formH6778a cake of dried grapesbunch (cluster) of raisins.וּמָאתַ֣יִםumatayimand hundred , -thמֵאָהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, dual, absolute — “and hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.דְּבֵלִ֑יםdevelimcake of figsדְּבֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “cake of figs”, the ordinary formH1690a cake of pressed figscake (lump) of figs.וַתָּ֖שֶׂםvatasemand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַחֲמֹרִֽיםhachamorimthe assחֲמוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the ass”, the ordinary formH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abigail hasteth, and taketh two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared, and five measures of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred bunches of figs, and setteth [them] on the asses.

World English Bible

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five sheep ready dressed, five seahs of parched grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.

Darby Translation

And Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skin-bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched [corn], and a hundred raisin-cakes, and two hundred fig-cakes, and laid them on asses.

Douay-Rheims

Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of dry figs, and laid them upon asses:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abigaia hasted, and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five ephahs of fine flour, and one homer of dried grapes, and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them upon asses.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσπευσεν Ἀβιγαία καὶ ἔλαβε διακοσίους ἄρτους, καὶ δύο ἀγγεῖα οἴνου, καὶ πέντε πρόβατα πεποιημένα, καὶ πέντε οἰφὶ ἀλφίτου, καὶ γόμορ ἓν σταφίδος, καὶ διακοσίας παλάθας, καὶ ἔθετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ὄνους.