King James Version
1 Samuel 25
1And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gathered togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and lamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, and buriedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004at Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and went downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָֽן׃ סpa.RanH6290.
2And there wasa manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376in Maonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584,whose possessionsוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639werein Carmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760;and the manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419,and he had threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629,and a thousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795:and he was shearingבִּגְזֹ֥זbig.ZozH1494his sheepצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.
3Now the nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034of the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wasNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037;and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26: and she wasa womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802of goodטֽוֹבַת־toat-H2896understandingשֶׂ֙כֶל֙se.khelH7922,and of a beautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303countenanceתֹּ֔אַרTo.'arH8389:but the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376waschurlishקָשֶׁ֛הka.ShehH7186and evilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in his doingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.LimH4611; and he wasof the house of Calebכָלִבִּֽי׃khal.vovH3614.
5And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235young menנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288,and Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the young menלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288,Get you upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927to Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760,and goוּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935to Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,and greetוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7965H7592him in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:
7And now I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that thou hast shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494:now thy shepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462which were with us, we hurtהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםhekh.lam.NumH3637them not, neither was there oughtמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972missingנִפְקַ֤דnif.KadH6485unto them, all the whileיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117they were in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.
8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592thy young menנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288,and they will shewוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee. Wherefore let the young menהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288findוְיִמְצְא֨וּve.yim.tze.'UH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:for we comeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935in a goodט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414,I pray thee, whatsoever comethתִּמְצָ֤אtim.Tza'H4672to thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027unto thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,and to thy sonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.
9And when David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732young menנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to Nabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037according to all those wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and ceasedוַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.chuH5117.
10And Nabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650,and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who isDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732? and who isthe sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448?there be manyרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650now a daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117that break awayהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.
11Shall I then takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947my breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899,and my waterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325,and my fleshטִבְחָתִ֔יtiv.cha.TiH2878that I have killedטָבַ֖חְתִּיta.Vach.tiH2873for my shearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494,and giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414itunto menלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582,whom I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not whence they be?
12So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732young menנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288turnedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015their wayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870,and went againוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him all those sayingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
13And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582,Gird ye onחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his swordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719.And they girded onוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719;and Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732also girded onוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296his swordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719:and there went upוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;and two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967abodeיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427by the stuffהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.
14But oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of the young menH5288toldהִגִּ֧ידhi.GidH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,Nabal’sנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397out of the wildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057to saluteלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113;and he railedוַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5860on them.
15But the menוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896unto us, and we were not hurtהָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ha.khe.Lam.nuH3637,neither missedפָקַ֣דְנוּfa.Kad.nuH6485we any thingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,as long asיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117we were conversantהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980with them, when we were in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:
17Now therefore knowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045and considerוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200what thou wilt doתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213;for evilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451is determinedכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615against our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,and against all his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004: for he is sucha sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Belialבְּלִיַּ֔עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100, that a mancannot speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to him.
18Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26made hasteוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and tookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147bottlesנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035of wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,and fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629ready dressedעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213,and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of parchedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039corn,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,and two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690of figs, and laidוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760themon assesהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543.
19And she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her servantsלִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙lin.'a.Rei.haH5288,Go onעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; behold, I comeבָּאָ֑הba.'AhH935afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you. But she toldהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046not her husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.
20And it was so, asshe rodeרֹכֶ֣בֶתro.Khe.vetH7392on the assהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,that she came downוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381by the covertבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of the hillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and, behold, Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582came downיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381againstH7125her; and she metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298them.
21Now Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Surely in vainלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרla.She.kerH8267have I keptשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104all that thisלָזֶה֙la.ZehH2088fellowhath in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,so that nothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972was missedנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485of all that pertainedunto him: and he hath requitedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451for goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.
22SoH3541and moreיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254also doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430unto the enemiesלְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732,if I leaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604of all that pertainto him byעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightH216any that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֥יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִֽיר׃be.KirH7023.
23And when Abigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,she hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֕רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and lighted offוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381the assהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and fellוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307beforeלְאַפֵּ֤יle.'a.PeiH639Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
24And fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Upon me, my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, upon me let thisiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771be:and let thine handmaidH519,I pray thee, speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696in thine audienceבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241,and hearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thine handmaidאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589.
25Letיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760not my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113,I pray thee, regardלִבּ֡וֹli.BoH3820this manאִישׁ֩'ishH376of Belialהַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100, evenNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037:for as his nameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is, so ishe; Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037ishis nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,and follyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039iswith him: but I thine handmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519sawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200not the young menנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whom thou didst sendשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃sha.La.che.taH7971.
26Now therefore, my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, asthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,seeing the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath withholdenמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513thee from comingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935to shedbloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818,and from avengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467thyself with thine own handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,now let thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,and they that seekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,be as Nabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.
27And now this blessingהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293which thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hath broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935unto my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,let it even be givenוְנִתְּנָה֙ve.ni.te.NahH5414unto the young menלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288that followהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥יha.mit.ha.le.Khim be.rag.LeiH7272H1980my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.
28I pray thee, forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375the trespassלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:for the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will certainlyעָשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.NiH113a sureנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;because my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113fightethנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898the battlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and evilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451hath not been foundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in thee allthy daysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.
29Yet a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120is risenוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to pursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee, and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:but the soulנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of my lordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113shall be boundצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887in the bundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872of lifeהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;and the soulsנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thine enemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,them shall he sling outיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהye.kal.le.'E.nahH7049, as outof the middleבְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ףbe.Tokh kafH3709H8432of a slingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.
30And it shall come to pass, when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have doneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113according to all the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896that he hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee, and shall have appointedוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
31That this shall be no griefלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330unto thee, nor offenceוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383of heartלֵ֜בlevH3820unto my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113,either that thou hast shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818causelessחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600,or that my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113hath avengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himself: but when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have dealt wellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113,then rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thine handmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.
33And blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288bethy adviceטַעְמֵ֖ךְta'.MekhH2940,and blessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הu.ve.ru.KhahH1288bethou, which hast keptכְּלִתִ֜נִיke.li.Ti.niH3607me this dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117from comingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935to shedbloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818,and from avengingוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467myself with mine own handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.
34For in very deedוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199, asthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livethחַי־chai-H2416,which hath kept me backמְנָעַ֔נִיme.na.'A.niH4513from hurtingמֵהָרַ֖עme.ha.Ra'H7489thee, exceptלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884thou hadst hastedמִהַ֗רְתְּmi.HartH4116and comeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935to meetH7125me, surely there had not been leftנוֹתַ֧רno.TarH3498unto Nabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037by the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216any that pissethמַשְׁתִּ֥יןmash.TinH8366against the wallבְּקִֽיר׃be.KirH7023.
35So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732receivedוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947of her handמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027thatwhich she had broughtהֵבִ֖יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935him, and saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559unto her, Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927in peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965to thine houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200,I have hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to thy voiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963,and have acceptedוָאֶשָּׂ֖אva.'e.Sa'H5375thy personפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.
36And Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Nabalנָבָ֡לna.ValH5037;and, behold, he held a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960in his houseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,like the feastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960of a kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;and Nabal’sנָבָל֙na.ValH5037heartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820wasmerryH2896within him, for he wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966drunkenשִׁכֹּ֖רshi.KorH7910:wherefore she toldהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046him nothingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697,lessקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996or moreוְגָד֖וֹלve.ga.DolH1419,until the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.
37But it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,when the wineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196was gone outבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318of Nabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037,and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802had toldוַתַּגֶּד־va.ta.ged-H5046him these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,that his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191withinבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him, and he became asa stoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.
39And when Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Nabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,that hath pleadedרָב֩ravH7378the causeרִ֨יבrivH7379of my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֜יcher.pa.TiH2781from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037,and hath keptחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820his servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650from evilמֵֽרָעָ֔הme.ra.'AhH7451:for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath returnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725the wickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451of Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037upon his own headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and communedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696with Abigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,to takeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947her to him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
40And when the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732were comeוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26to Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760,they spakeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.RuH1696unto her, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971us unto thee, to takeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947thee to him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
41And she aroseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself on herfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Behold, letthine handmaidאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519bea servantלְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.ChahH8198to washלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364the feetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.
42And Abigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and rodeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392upon an assהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,with fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damselsנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291of hers that wentH1980afterלְרַגְלָ֑הּle.rag.LahH7272her; and she wentH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and became his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
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