Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:14-20
14Meanwhile, oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of Nabal’sנַֽעַר־na.'ar-H5288young menמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑רme.ha.ne.'a.Rim le.MorH5288H559informedהִגִּ֧ידhi.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.mahH3808H3972of 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.'IH3045H7200whatמַֽה־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.'alH1121H1100that nobody can speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to himאֵלָֽיו׃'e.LavH413!”
18Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26hurriedוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116and tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147skinsנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035of wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568butcheredעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629,fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568seahsסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of roasted grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,and two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakes of figsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690.She loaded themוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760onעַל־'al-H5921donkeysהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543
19and saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her young menלִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙lin.'a.Rei.haH5288, “Goעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674ahead of meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440.I will beהִנְנִ֖יhi.NiH2005right behind youאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה'a.cha.rei.Khem ba.'AhH310H935.”But she did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808tellהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046her husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.
20וְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961Asהִ֣יא׀hi'H1931Abigailcame ridingרֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־ro.Khe.vet 'al-H7392H5921her donkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543into a mountainוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ הָהָ֔רve.yo.Re.det ha.HarH3381H2022ravineבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643,she sawוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582coming downיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381toward herלִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.TahH7122,and she metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298themאֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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