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1 Samuel 25:14-17

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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