Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
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.
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.
KJV
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.
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.