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1 Samuel 25:10-17

10AndNabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredDavid’sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,andsaidH559,WhoisDavidH1732?andwhoisthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448? therearemanyH7235servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650now-a-daysthatbreakהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555awayeverymanH376fromhismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

11ShallIthentakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899,andmywaterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325,andmyfleshthatIhavekilledformyshearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494,andgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414ituntomenH376ofwhomIknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhencetheyare?

12SoDavid’syoungנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288menH5288turnedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015ontheirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870,andwentH935backH7725,andcameH935andtoldH5046himaccordingtoallthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559untohismenH376,Girdחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296yeoneverymanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719.Andtheygirdedוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296oneverymanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296onhisswordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719:andtherewentH5927upafterDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menH376;andtwohundredH3967abodebythebaggage.

14Butoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungH5288menH5288toldH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,Nabal’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397outofthewildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057tosaluteourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113;andherailedatthem.

15ButthemenH376wereH1961veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896untous,andwewereH1961nothurt,neithermissedH6485weanything,aslongaswewentH1980withthem,whenwewereH1961inthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

16theywereH1961awallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346untousbothbynightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915andbydayיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117,allthewhilewewereH1961withthemkeepingthesheepH6629.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258knowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045andconsiderH7200whatthou wiltdo;forevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedagainstourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,andagainstallhishouseH1004:forheissuchaworthlessH1100fellow,thatonecannotspeakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696tohim.

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