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1 Samuel 25:2-17

2AndtherewasH1961amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376inMaonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584,whosepossessionswereH1961inCarmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760;andthemanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasH1961veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419,andhehadthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629,andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795:andhewasH1961shearingH1494hissheepצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629inCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

3Nowthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wasNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037;andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26;andthewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802wasofgoodטֽוֹבַת־toat-H2896understanding,andofabeautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303countenance:butthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376waschurlishandevilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451inhisdoings;andhewasofthehouseofCaleb.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardH8085inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057thatNabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037wasshearingH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untotheyoungלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,GetyouuptoCarmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760,andgoוּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935toNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,andgreethiminmynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:

6andthusכֹּ֖הkohH3541shallyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559tohimthatlivethinprosperity,Peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965beunto thee,andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betothyhouseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004,andpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965beuntoallthatthou hast.

7Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258IhaveheardH8085thatthou hastshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494: thyshepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462havenowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258beenH1961withus,andwedidthemnohurt,neitherwasH1961thereaughtmissingH6485untothem,allthewhiletheywereinCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592thyyoungנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288menH5288,andtheywilltellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee: whereforelettheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288findH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthineeyesH5869;forwecomeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935inagoodט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414,Ipraythee, whatsoever comethtothyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andtothysonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

9AndwhenDavid’syoungנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288cameH935,theyspaketoNabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037accordingtoallthosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofDavidH1732,andceased.

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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