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1 Samuel 25:14-20

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:

16They were a wallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346unto us both by nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119,all the whileיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117we were with them keepingרֹעִ֥יםro.'ImH7462the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

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.

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