Darby Bible

1 Samuel 25

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050diedH4191;andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,andlamentedH5594him;andtheyburiedH6912himinhishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004atRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tothewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָֽן׃ סpa.RanH6290.

2AndtherewasH1961amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376atMaonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584,whosebusinesswasH1961atCarmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760;andthemanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasH1961veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419,andhehadthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andathousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795;andhewasH1961shearingH1494hissheepצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629atCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

3Andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wasNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26;andthewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802wasofgoodטֽוֹבַת־toat-H2896understanding,andofabeautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303countenance;butthemanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376waschurlishandevilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451inhisdoings;andhewasaCalebite.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardH8085inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057thatNabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037wasshearingH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

5ThenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentH7971outtenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559totheyoungלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,Goוּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935uptoCarmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760,andgoH935toNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,andgreethiminmynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034.

6Andthusכֹּ֖הkohH3541shallyesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559: LonglifeH2416[tothee]!andpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965betothee,andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betothyhouseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004,andpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965betoallthatthou hast!

7Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258IhaveheardH8085thatthou hastshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258thyshepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462whowerewithus,wehurtthemnot,neitherwasH1961thereaughtmissedH6485bythem,allthewhiletheywereinCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592thyyoungנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288menH5288,andtheywilltellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee.Thereforelettheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288findוְיִמְצְא֨וּve.yim.tze.'UH4672favourinthineeyesH5869;forwecomeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935inagoodט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414,Ipraythee,whatthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027mayfindתִּמְצָ֤אtim.Tza'H4672tothyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,andtothysonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

9AndDavid'syoungנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288cameH935,andspokeH1696toNabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037accordingtoallthosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofDavidH1732,andceased.

10AndNabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredDavid'sservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650andsaidH559,WhoisDavidH1732?andwhoisthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448? therearemanyH7235servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650now-a-daysthatbreakהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555awayeverymanH376fromhismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

11AndshallItakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899,andmywaterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325,andmyfleshwhichIhavekilledformyshearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494,andgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414[it]tomenH376whomIknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notwhencetheyare?

12AndDavid'syoungנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288menH5288turnedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870,andwentH935backH7725,andcameH935andreportedtohimaccordingtoallthosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559tohismenH376,Girdחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296yeoneverymanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719.Andtheygirdedוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296oneverymanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296onhisswordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719;andtherewentH5927upafterDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menH376;andtwohundredH3967abodebythebaggage.

14Andoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of[Nabal's]youngH5288menH5288toldH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26, Nabal'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397outofthewildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057toblessלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288ourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113;andhehasinsultedthem.

15AndthemenH376wereH1961veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896tous,andwewereH1961nothurt,neithermissedH6485weanything,aslongaswecompaniedwiththem,whenwewereH1961inthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

16TheywereH1961awallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346tousbothbynightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117,allthewhilewewereH1961withthemfeedingthesheepH6629.

17Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258knowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045andconsiderH7200whatthou wiltdo,forevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedagainstourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,andagainstallhishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;andheissuchasonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBelial,thatonecannotspeakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696tohim.

18AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26madeH6213hasteוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116,andtookH3947twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loaves,andtwoH8147skin-bottlesofwineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629ready dressed,andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresofparched[corn],andahundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967raisin-cakes,andtwoH8147hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967fig-cakes,andlaidthemonasses.

19AndshesaidH559toheryoungH5288menH376,GoH935onbeforeme;behold,IcomeH935afteryou.ButshedidnottellH5046herhusbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.

20AndasshewasH1961ridingרֹכֶ֣בֶתro.Khe.vetH7392ontheass,andcomingH3381downוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381bythecovertofthehillH2022,behold,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732andhismenH376camedownיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381oppositetoher;andshemetH6298them.

21NowDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732hadsaidH559,Surelyאַךְ֩'aKhH389,invainhaveIkeptH8104allthatthis[man]hadinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,sothatnothingwasmissedH6485ofallthatwashis;andhehasrequitedmeevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

22SoandmorealsodoGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430totheenemiesלְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732,ifIleaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604ofallthatishisbythemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightanymale.

23AndwhenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawH7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,shehastedandlightedofftheass,andfellH5307beforeDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732onherfaceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselftothegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

24andfellH5307athisfeetH7272,andsaidH559,Uponme,mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, [upon]melettheiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771be;butletthyhandmaid,Ipraythee,speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696inthineearsבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241,andhearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthyhandmaid.

25Letnotmylordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113,Ipraythee,regardthismanאִישׁ֩'ishH376ofBelial,Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037;forashisnameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is,soכֶּן־ken-H3651ishe:Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037ishisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039iswithhim;andIthyhandmaiddidnotseeH7200theyoungנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288menH376ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whomthou didstsendH7971.

26Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,mylord, [as]Jehovahliveth,and[as] thysoulH5315liveth, seeingJehovahhasrestrainedמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513theefromcomingH935withbloodshed,andfromavengingthyselfwiththineownhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258letthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,andtheythatseekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451tomylord,beיִֽהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961asNabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

27Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thisblessingהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293whichthy bondmaidhasbroughtH935tomylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,letitbegivenH5414totheyoungלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatfollowmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

28Ipraythee,forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375thetransgressionלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588ofthyhandmaid:forJehovahwillcertainlymakeH6213mylordalastingH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;becausemylordfightsנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898thebattlesH4421ofJehovah,andevilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451hasnotbeenfoundH4672intheeallthydaysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.

29Andifamanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120isrisenH6965uptopursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291theeandtoseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thylifeH5315,thesoulH5315ofmylordshallbeוְֽהָיְתָה֩ve.ha.ye.TahH1961boundinthebundleofthelivingwithJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;andthesoulsH5315ofthineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,themshallheslingoutfromthehollowofthesling.

30Anditshallcometopass,whenJehovahshalldotomylordaccordingtoallthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896thathehasspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningthee,andshallappointH6680theerulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

31thatthisshallbeH1961nostumbling-blocktothee,noroffenceofheartלֵ֜בlevH3820formylord, eitherthatthou hastshedH8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818withoutcauseחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,orthatmylordhasavengedhimself.AndwhenJehovahshalldealwellH3190withmylord,thenrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thyhandmaid.

32AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26,BlessedH1288beJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whosentH7971theethisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117tomeetלִקְרָאתִֽי׃lik.ra.TiH7122me.

33AndblessedH1288bethydiscernmentטַעְמֵ֖ךְta'.MekhH2940,andblessedH1288bethou,whohastkeptmethisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117fromcomingH935withbloodshed,andfromavengingmyselfwithmine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.

34Butindeed,asJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478liveth,whohasrestrainedמְנָעַ֔נִיme.na.'A.niH4513mefromhurting thee,exceptthou hadst hastedandcomeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935tomeetלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122me,therehadnotbeenleftH3498toNabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037bythemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216anymale.

35SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732receivedH3947ofherhandמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027whatshehadbroughtH935him,andsaidH559toher,GoH935upinpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965tothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200,Ihavehearkenedtothyvoiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963,andhaveacceptedH3947thyperson.

36AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameH935toNabalH5037;andbehold,heheldafeastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960inhishouseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,likethefeastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960ofakingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andNabal'sheartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820wasmerrywithinhim,forhewasdrunkenH7910toexcess;soshetoldH5046himnothing,lessormore,untilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.

37Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,whenthewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196wasH1961goneH3318outofNabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037,thathiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802toldH5046himthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697;andhisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedH4191withinhim,andhebecameH1961[as]astoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.

38Anditcametopassinabouttenכַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117thatJehovahsmoteNabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037,andhediedH4191.

39AndwhenDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardH8085thatNabalH5037wasdeadH4191,hesaidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,whohaspleadedthecauseH7379ofmyreproachH2781fromthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNabalH5037,andhaskeptH2820backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650fromevilמֵֽרָעָ֔הme.ra.'AhH7451;butJehovahhasreturnedH7725Nabal'sevilרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451uponhisownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971andcommunedwithAbigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,totakeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947herashiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

40Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732cameH935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760,andspokeH1696toher,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hassentH7971ustothee,totakeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947theeashiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

41AndshearoseH6965andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfonherfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639totheearthH776,andsaidH559,Behold, let thyhandmaidbeabondwomantowashלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364thefeetH7272oftheservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

42AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hasted,andaroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,androdeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392uponanass,withfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damselsofhersthatfollowedher;andshewentH1980afterthemessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andbecameH1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadalsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571takenH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293ofJizreel;andtheybecameH1961,evenbothofthem,hiswivesH802.

44ButSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadgivenH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323, David'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,toPhaltithesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofLaish,whowasofGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

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