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1 Samuel 25:14-20

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.

18ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26madeH6213hasteוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116,andtookH3947twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loaves,andtwoH8147bottlesofwineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629ready dressed,andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresofparchedgrainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,andahundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clustersofraisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,andtwoH8147hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesH1690offigsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690,andlaidthemonasses.

19AndshesaidH559untoheryoungH5288menH376,GoH935onbeforeme;behold,IcomeH935afteryou.ButshetoldH5046notherhusbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.

20AnditwasH1961so,assherodeH7392onherass,andcamedownוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381bythecovertofthemountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,that,behold,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732andhismenH376camedownיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381towardher;andshemetH6298them.

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