And she fell at his feet and said, 'On me alone, O my lord, let this iniquity be; please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant' — Abigail assumes the blame ('ʿalāy-nî ʾadôn haʿāwôn'), making herself the target of judgment in place of her husband. This act of substitution prefigures the principle of innocent suffering bearing the consequences of the guilty.

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