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1 Samuel 25:2-8

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.

4And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037did shearגֹזֵ֥זgo.ZezH1494his sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

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.LomH7965 H7592him in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:

6And thus shall ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him that livethלֶחָ֑יle.ChaiH2416in prosperity,Peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965beboth to thee, and peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965beto thine houseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004,and peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965be unto all that thou hast.

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.

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