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1 Samuel 25:14-17

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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