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1 Samuel 25:23-35

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.

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