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The name of the man was Nabal,[a] and the name of his wife was Abigail.[b] Now the woman was wise and beautiful, but the man was stubborn and mean,[c] and he was as his heart.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Nabal” means “foolish”
  2. 1 Samuel 25:3 The name “Abigail” means “my father delights”
  3. 1 Samuel 25:3 Literally “bad of deeds”
  4. 1 Samuel 25:3 The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads “as his heart,” whereas the reading tradition (Qere) reads “Calebite”