1 Samuel 25 · Verse 41

1 Samuel 25:41

And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
1 Samuel 25:41, King James Version

1 Samuel 25:41 in other translations

BSBShe arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
WEBShe arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
ASVAnd she arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, thy handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
YLTAnd she riseth and boweth herself--face to the earth--and saith, ‘Lo, thy handmaid is for a maid-servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'
DARBYAnd she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a bondwoman to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
BBEAnd she got up, and going down on her face to the earth, said, See, I am ready to be a servant-girl, washing the feet of the servants of my lord.
WebsterAnd she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

What does 1 Samuel 25:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 25:39-42

39-42. the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head--If this was an expression of pleasure, and David's vindictive feelings were gratified by the intelligence of Nabal's death, it was an instance of human infirmity which we may lament; but perhaps he referred to the unmerited reproach (1Sa 25:10, 11), and the contempt of God implied in it. David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 25:32-44

David gives God thanks for sending him this happy check in a sinful way. Whoever meet us with counsel, direction, comfort, caution, or seasonable reproof, we must see God sending them. We ought to be very thankful for those happy providences which are the means of keeping us from sinning. Most people think it enough, if they take reproof patiently; but few will take it thankfully, and commend those who give it, and…

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1 Samuel 25:41 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komand she aroseH6965
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed downH7812
אַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimfaceH639
אָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776
וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!H2009
אֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.Khamaidservant yourH519
לְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.Chahto a maidH8198
לִרְחֹ֕ץlir.Chotzto washH7364
רַגְלֵ֖יrag.Lei[the] feet ofH7272
עַבְדֵ֥י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650
אֲדֹנִֽי\׃'a.do.Nilord myH113

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 25:41

  • 1 Timothy 5:10

    Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

  • Ruth 2:10

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • John 13:3-5

    Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

  • Genesis 18:4

    Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

  • Proverbs 18:12

    Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

  • Proverbs 15:33

    The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

  • Ruth 2:13

    Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

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thine.
Ru 2:10,13; Pr 15:33; 18:12
to wash.
Ge 18:4; Joh 13:3-5; 1Ti 5:10

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 25:40

    And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.

  • 1 Samuel 25:41

    And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

  • 1 Samuel 25:42

    And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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1 Samuel 25:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ella se levantó, é inclinó su rostro á tierra, diciendo: He aquí tu sierva, para que sea sierva que lave los pies de los siervos de mi señor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle se leva et se prosterna le visage contre terre, et dit: Voici, ta servante sera une esclave pour laver les pieds des serviteurs de mon seigneur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da stand sie auf und beugte sich nieder, das Antlitz zur Erde, und sprach: Siehe, deine Magd als Dienerin, um die Füße der Knechte meines Herrn zu waschen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quæ consurgens, adoravit prona in terram, et ait: Ecce famula tua sit in ancillam, ut lavet pedes servorum domini mei.