1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel 25:14-20

14But oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of the youngנַֽעַר־na.'ar-H5288menמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288toldהִגִּ֧ידhi.GidH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,Nabal’sנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397from the wildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057togreetלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113,and he scornedוַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5860them.
15Yet the menH376were veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896to us, and we were notinsultedהָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ha.khe.Lam.nuH3637,norH3808did we missפָקַ֣דְנוּfa.Kad.nuH6485anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972as longכָּל־ יְמֵי֙kol- ye.MeiH3605H3117as we wentהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980about with them, while we were in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
16They were a wallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346to us bothH1571by nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915and by dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119,allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117we were with them tendingרֹעִ֥יםro.'ImH7462the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.
17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, knowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045andconsiderוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whatמַֽה־mah-H4100you should doתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213,for evilH7463is plottedכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615againstH413our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113and againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004; and he is such aworthlessבְּלִיַּ֔עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100manבֶּן־ben-H1121that noH4480one can speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to him.”
18Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26hurriedוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116andtookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147jugsנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035of wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196and fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629already preparedעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of roastedH7039grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039and a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clustersH6778of raisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778and two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesH1690of figsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690,and loadedוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760themon donkeysהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543.
19She saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her youngH5288menH5288, “Goעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674on beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; beholdH2009,I am comingבָּאָ֑הba.'AhH935afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you.” But she did not tellהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046her husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.
20It cameוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961about as she was ridingרֹכֶ֣בֶתro.Khe.vetH7392on her donkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543and comingH3381downוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381by the hiddenH5643partH5643of the mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,that beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menH376were comingH3381downיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381towardלִקְרָאתָ֑הּlik.ra.TahH7122her; so she metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298them.
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