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1 Samuel 25:38

And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

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וַיְהִ֖יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתkaaseretas tenעֶשֶׂרpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “as ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.הַיָּמִ֑יםhayamimthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…וַיִּגֹּ֧ףvayigofand beatנָגַףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and beat”, the next action in the storyH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נָבָ֖לnavalNabalנָבָלnoun, proper name — “Nabal”H5037Nabal, an IsraeliteNabal.וַיָּמֹֽתvayamotand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, so that he died.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass about ten days after, that Jehovah smote Nabal, so that he died.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, [in] about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,

World English Bible

About ten days later, Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass in about ten days that Jehovah smote Nabal, and he died.

Douay-Rheims

And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, so that he died.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ δέκα ἡμέραι, καὶ ἐπάταξε Κύριος τὸν Νάβαλ, καὶ ἀπέθανε.