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1 Samuel 25:39-44

39AndwhenDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardH8085thatNabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037wasdeadH4191,hesaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,thathathpleadedthecauseH7379ofmyreproachH2781fromthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037,andhathkeptH2820backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650fromevilH7451:andtheevil-doingofNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037hathJehovahreturnedH7725uponhisownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971andspakeconcerningAbigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,totakeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947hertohimtowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

40Andwhentheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732werecomeH935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760,theyspake untoher,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hathsentH7971usunto thee,totakeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947theetohimtowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

41AndshearoseH6965,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfwithherfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776,andsaidH559,Behold, thyhandmaidisaservantעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650towashלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364thefeetH7272oftheservantsH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

42AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hasted,andaroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,androdeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392uponanass,withfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damselsofhersthatfollowedher;andshewentH1980afterthemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andbecameH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571tookH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157;andtheybecameH1961bothofthemhiswivesH802.

44NowSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadgivenH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323,David’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,toPaltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofLaish,whowasofGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

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