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1 Samuel 25:2-8

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.

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