1 Samuel 25:37
Hebrew Bible
36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light. 37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. His heart died within him and he became a stone40. 38 After about 10 days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX 1 Samuel 25:37
Septuagint
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and look, and he had a banquet of a king. And Nabal’s heart was pleased with himself, and he was drunk to a point of excess, and she did not tell him a word, small or great, until the light of morning. 37 And it happened in the morning as Nabal became sober from the wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died inside him, and he became like stone. 38 And it happened about ten days later the Lord struck down Nabal, and he died.
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... When Abigail told to Nabal her negotiation with David (1 Samuel 25:37), his heart became “a stone” (1 Samuel 25:37 in the Masoretic text). Both the translator of the Septuagint and the Targumist add the comparative particle and offer the reading “like a stone” – a human heart cannot really become a stone. Perhaps the translator of the Septuagint had a source text already including the comparative כ ..."
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