Abigail speaks of herself and David as if they are two different people to show that she respects David. AT: "Do not regard ... I ... your young men ... my master ... you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])
You may need to make explicit what Abigail would have done. AT: "But if I ... had seen ... whom you sent, I would have given them food" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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. AT: "taking vengeance yourself instead of letting Yahweh do it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
Abigail speaks as if Yahweh has already punished Nabal. AT: "I hope that Yahweh will punish your enemies ... as he will punish Nabal" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pastforfuture]])
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