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1 Samuel 25:4-8

4While Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037אֶת־'et-H853was shearingגֹזֵ֥זgo.ZezH1494sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

5So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288and instructed themוַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַנְּעָרִ֗יםvai.Yo.mer da.Vid la.ne.'a.RimH559 H1732 H5288, “Go upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927וּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935toאֶל־'el-H413Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037at Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760.Greet himוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965in 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.LomH1004 H7965and 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.mahH3808 H3972of 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.khaH2580 H5869,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.KhaH4672 H3027to your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and to your sonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.’”

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