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1 Samuel 25:36-44

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.

38And it came to pass about tenכַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117after,that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֧ףvai.yi.GofH5062Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037,that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

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.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732also tookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293of Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157;and they were also bothשְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ןshe.tei.HenH8147of them his wivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃ סle.na.ShimH802.

44But Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,to Phaltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Laishלַ֖יִשׁLa.yishH3919, which wasof Gallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

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