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1 Samuel 25:10-17

10וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030But Nabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037אֶת־'et-H853askedוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themעַבְדֵ֤י דָוִד֙'av.Dei da.VidH5650 H1732, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732?Whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310isthis son ofבֶן־ven-H1121Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448?Manyרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650these daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117are breaking awayהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁha.mit.Pa.re.Tzim 'ishH6555 H376fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440their mastersאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

11Why should I takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶת־'et-H853my breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853waterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and the meatטִבְחָתִ֔יtiv.cha.TiH2878אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתִּיta.Vach.tiH2873for my shearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494,and give themוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414to these menלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582whose originאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה׃'ei mi.Zeh He.mahH335 H2088 H1992אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045?”

12So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288turned aroundוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכָּ֑םvai.ya.haf.Khu le.dar.KamH2015 H1870and went backוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Shu.vu vai.ya.Vo.'uH7725 H935,and they relayedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

13And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853, “Strap onחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296your swordsחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719!”So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853חַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719andגַּם־gam-H1571all his menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853strapped onוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296their swordsוַיַּחְגֹּ֥ר חַרְבּ֑וֹvai.yach.Gor char.BoH2719 H2296,and about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376followedוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.ya.'a.Lu 'a.cha.ReiH5927 H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,while two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967stayedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427withעַל־'al-H5921the suppliesהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.

14Meanwhile, oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of Nabal’sנַֽעַר־na.'ar-H5288young menמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רme.ha.ne.'a.Rim le.MorH5288 H559informedהִגִּ֧ידhi.GidH5046Nabal’sנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26, “Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397from the wildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057to greetלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,but he screamedוַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5860at them.

15Yet these menוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582were veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896to us.When we wereבִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּbih.yo.Te.nuH1961in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704,we were notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808harassedהָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ha.khe.Lam.nuH3637,and nothingוְלֹֽא־ מְא֔וּמָהve.lo'- me.'U.mahH3808 H3972of ours went missingפָקַ֣דְנוּfa.Kad.nuH6485the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605timeיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117we livedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980among themאִתָּ֔ם'i.TamH854.

16They wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961a wallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346around usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,bothגַּם־gam-H1571dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119andגַּם־gam-H1571nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605timeיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117we wereהֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּhe.yo.Te.nuH1961herdingרֹעִ֥יםro.'ImH7462our sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629near themעִמָּ֖ם'i.MamH5973.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258consider carefullyדְּעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙de.'I u.re.'IH3045 H7200whatמַֽה־mah-H4100you must doתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588disasterהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451loomsכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615overאֶל־'el-H413our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113andוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.For heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931is sucha scoundrelבֶּן־ בְּלִיַּ֔עַלben- be.li.Ya.'alH1121 H1100that nobody can speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413!”

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