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1 Samuel 25:36-44

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.

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