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1 Samuel 25:2-17

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.

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