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1 Samuel 25:36

When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was in the house, holding a feast fit for a king, in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing until morning light.

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ASV

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

KJV

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'and she wentH935 →
אֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilAbigailH26 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
נָבָ֡לna.ValNabalH5037 →
וְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-and there!H2009 →
לוֹ֩lo[belonged] to <the> him
מִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.Teha feastH4960 →
בְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.Toin house hisH1004 →
כְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.Tehlike [the] feast ofH4960 →
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekh<the> kingH4428 →
וְלֵ֤בve.Levand [the] heart ofH3820 →
נָבָל֙na.ValNabalH5037 →
ט֣וֹבTovit was goodH2895 →
עָלָ֔יו'a.Lavon himH5921 →
וְה֥וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
שִׁכֹּ֖רshi.Kor[was] drunkH7910 →
עַד־'ad-up toH5704 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdmuchnessH3966 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
הִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahshe toldH5046 →
לּ֗וֹloto <the> him
דָּבָ֥רda.VaranythingH1697 →
קָטֹ֛ןka.TonsmallH6996 →
וְגָד֖וֹלve.ga.Doland greatH1419 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
א֥וֹר'or[the] light ofH216 →
הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242 →

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1 Samuel 25:19and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.2 Samuel 13:23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.1 Thessalonians 5:7–8For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.Ecclesiastes 7:4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.Romans 13:13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.1 Samuel 22:15Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my father’s household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”James 5:5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.Hosea 4:11Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.Isaiah 5:11Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine.Ecclesiastes 2:2–3I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.Esther 1:3–7In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.Isaiah 28:7–8These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.

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