Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:2-17
2Now there was a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376in Maonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584whose businessוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639was in Carmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760.He was a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966wealthyגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376with a thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795and threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629,which he wasוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961shearingבִּגְזֹ֥זbig.ZozH1494אֶת־'et-H853צֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.
3Hisהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034was Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,and his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034wasAbigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26.She was an intelligentטֽוֹבַת־ שֶׂ֙כֶל֙toat- se.khelH2896H7922and beautifulוִ֣יפַת תֹּ֔אַרVi.fat To.'arH3303H8389womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802,but her husbandוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376,a CalebiteH3820,was harshקָשֶׁ֛הka.ShehH7186and evilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in his dealingsמַעֲלָלִ֖ים וְה֥וּאma.'a.la.Lim ve.Hu'H4611H1931.
5So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288and instructed themוַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַנְּעָרִ֗יםvai.Yo.mer da.Vid la.ne.'a.RimH559H1732H5288, “Go upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927וּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935toאֶל־'el-H413Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037at Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760.Greet himוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592H7965in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034
6and say to himוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559כֹּ֖הkohH3541, ‘Long life to youלֶחָ֑יle.ChaiH2416,and peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859and to your houseוּבֵיתְךָ֣ שָׁל֔וֹםu.vei.te.Kha sha.LomH1004H7965and to allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belongs to youשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
7Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258I hearשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588it is time for shearingגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494עַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258.When your shepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,we did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808harass themהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםhekh.lam.NumH3637,and nothingוְלֹֽא־ מְא֔וּמָהve.lo'- me.'U.mahH3808H3972of theirswas missingנִפְקַ֤דnif.KadH6485the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605timeיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117they wereהֱיוֹתָ֥םhe.yo.TamH1961in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.
8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592אֶת־'et-H853your young menנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288,and they will tellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046you.So let my young menהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288findוְיִמְצְא֨וּve.yim.tze.'UH4672favor with youחֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָchen be.'ei.Nei.khaH2580H5869,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have comeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935onעַל־'al-H5921the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of a feastט֖וֹבTovH2896.Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994אֵת֩'etH853giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you can spareתִּמְצָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙tim.Tza' ya.de.KhaH4672H3027to your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and to your sonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.’”
9When David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732young menנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288arrivedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,they relayedוַיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּה בְּשֵׁ֣םha.'E.leh be.ShemH428H8034wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697toאֶל־'el-H413Nabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037on behalf of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.Then they waitedוַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.chuH5117.
10וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030But Nabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037אֶת־'et-H853askedוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themעַבְדֵ֤י דָוִד֙'av.Dei da.VidH5650H1732, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732?Whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310isthis son ofבֶן־ven-H1121Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448?Manyרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650these daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117are breaking awayהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁha.mit.Pa.re.Tzim 'ishH6555H376fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.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.mahH335H2088H1992אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834I do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045?”
12So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732menנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288turned aroundוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּ לְדַרְכָּ֑םvai.ya.haf.Khu le.dar.KamH2015H1870and went backוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Shu.vu vai.ya.Vo.'uH7725H935,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.BoH2719H2296,and about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376followedוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣יvai.ya.'a.Lu 'a.cha.ReiH5927H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.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.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!”
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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