New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 25:10-13

10But Nabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310is Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732?And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448?There are manyרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117who are eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376breakingהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555awayH6555from his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

11Shall I thentakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947my breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899and my waterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325and my meatטִבְחָתִ֔יtiv.cha.TiH2878that I have slaughteredטָבַ֖חְתִּיta.Vach.tiH2873for my shearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494,and giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414it to menH376whoseH834originאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה'ei mi.ZehH4480 H2088 H335I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045?”

12So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732youngנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288menH5288retracedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015their wayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870and wentH7725backH7725;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

13Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his menH376, “EachH376of yougirdחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296on his swordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719.”So eachH376manH376girdedוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296on his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719.And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296on his swordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719, and aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menH376wentוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927up behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732while two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967stayedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427with the baggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.

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