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1 Samuel 25:18-37

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.

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