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# Connecting Statement:
Abigail continues to advise David not to take revenge.
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# my master ... my master
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Abigail speaks of David as if he is another person to show that she respects David. Alternate translation: "David ... you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pronouns]])
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# bloodshed
murder
# avenging yourself with your own hand
The hand is a metonym for what a person does with the hand. Abigail assumes that David should allow Yahweh to take vengeance for him. Alternate translation: "taking vengeance yourself instead of letting Yahweh do it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# let your enemies ... be like Nabal
Abigail speaks as if Yahweh has already punished Nabal. Alternate translation: "I hope that Yahweh will punish your enemies ... as he will punish Nabal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture]])
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