Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionAnd fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GShe fell at his feet and said: Let the guilt be on me, my lord — on me alone! Let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.
F.O.G.M
F.O.G MessageShe fell at his feet and said: Let the blame fall on me alone, my lord! Please let your servant speak, and hear what I have to say.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleShe fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.
Footnotes
Avigayil's opening *bi ani he-avon* (בִּי אֲנִי הֶעָוֹן) — on me, I, the guilt — is a bold legal formula of intercession: she positions herself as a guilt-bearing mediator standing between David's wrath and Naval's household. This intercessory posture carries deep resonance, anticipating the language of substitutionary atonement. FOG renders the literal grammar for its theological weight; FOG Message smooths the expression for readability.
