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1 Samuel 25:18-37

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.

21NowDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732hadsaidH559,Surelyאַךְ֩'aKhH389invainhaveIkeptH8104allthatthisfellow hathinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,sothatnothingwasmissedH6485ofallthatpertained untohim:andhehathreturnedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725meevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

22Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430dosountotheenemiesלְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andmorealso,ifIleaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604ofallthatpertaintohimbythemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightsomuchasoneman-child.

23AndwhenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawH7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,shehasted,andalightedfromherass,andfellH5307beforeDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732onherfaceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselftothegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24AndshefellH5307athisfeetH7272,andsaidH559,Uponme,mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,uponmebetheiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771;andletthyhandmaid,Ipraythee,speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696inthineearsבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241,andhearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085thouthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthyhandmaid.

25Letnotmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113,Ipraythee,regardthisworthlessH1100fellow,evenNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037;forashisnameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is,soכֶּן־ken-H3651ishe;Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037ishisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039iswithhim:butIthyhandmaidsawH7200nottheyoungנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288menאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whomthou didstsendH7971.

26Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,mylord,asJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth, seeingJehovahhath withholden theefrombloodguiltiness,andfromavengingthyselfwiththineownhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258letthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andthemthatseekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451tomylord,beיִֽהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961asNabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

27Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thispresentwhichthyservantH5288hathbroughtH935untomylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,letitbegivenH5414untotheyoungלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatfollowmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

28Forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375,Ipraythee,thetrespassofthyhandmaid:forJehovahwillcertainlymakeH6213mylordasurehouseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,becausemylordfighteththebattlesH4421ofJehovah;andevilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451shallnotbefoundH4672intheeallthydaysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.

29Andthoughmenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120beוְֽהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.TahH1961risenH6965uptopursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee,andtoseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thysoulH5315,yetthesoulH5315ofmylordshallbeH1961boundinthebundleoflifeH5315withJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andthesoulsH5315ofthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,themshallheslingout,asfromthehollowofasling.

30Anditshallcometopass,whenJehovahshallhavedonetomylordaccordingtoallthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thathehathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningthee,andshallhaveappointedH6680theeprinceH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

31thatthisshallbeH1961nogriefunto thee,noroffenceofheartלֵ֜בlevH3820untomylord, eitherthatthou hastshedH8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818withoutcauseחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,orthatmylordhathavengedhimself.AndwhenJehovahshallhavedealtwellH3190withmylord,thenrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thyhandmaid.

32AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whosentH7971theethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117tomeetלִקְרָאתִֽי׃lik.ra.TiH7122me:

33andblessedH1288bethydiscretion,andblessedH1288bethou,thathastkeptmethisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117frombloodguiltiness,andfromavengingmyselfwithmine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.

34Forinverydeed,asJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, liveth,whohath withholdenmefromhurting thee,exceptthou hadst hastedandcomeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935tomeetלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122me,surelytherehadnotbeenleftH3498untoNabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037bythemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216somuchasoneman-child.

35SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732receivedH3947ofherhandמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027thatwhichshehadbroughtH935him:andhesaidH559untoher,GoH935upinpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965tothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200,Ihavehearkenedtothyvoiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963,andhaveacceptedH3947thyperson.

36AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameH935toNabalH5037;and,behold,heheldafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960inhishouseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,likethefeastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960ofakingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andNabal’sheartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820wasmerrywithinhim,forhewasveryH3966drunkenH7910: whereforeshetoldH5046himnothing,lessormore,untilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.

37Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,whenthewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196wasH1961goneH3318outofNabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037,thathiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802toldH5046himthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andhisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedH4191withinhim,andhebecameH1961asastoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.

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