New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 25:2-8

2Now there wasa manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376inMaonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584whose businessוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639was inCarmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760;and the manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376was veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966richגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419,and he had threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and a thousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795.And it cameוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961about whilehe was shearingבִּגְזֹ֥זbig.ZozH1494his sheepצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760

3(now the man’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034was Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037, and hiswife’sאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034was Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26.And the womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802wasintelligentטֽוֹבַת־ שֶׂ֙כֶל֙toat- se.khelH2896 H7922and beautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303in appearanceתֹּ֔אַרTo.'arH8389,but the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376was harshקָשֶׁ֛הka.ShehH7186and evilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in hisdealingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.LimH4611, and he wasa Calebiteכָלִבִּֽי׃khal.vovH3614),

4that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037was shearingגֹזֵ֥זgo.ZezH1494his sheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

5So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288;and Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, “Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927up to Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760,visitוּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־u.va.Tem 'el-H935 H413Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037and greetוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965him in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034;

6and thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559, ‘Have a long lifeלֶחָ֑יle.ChaiH2416,peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965be to you, and peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965be to your houseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004,and peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965be to allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that you have.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that you have shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494;nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258your shepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462have beenH1961with us and we have not insultedהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםhekh.lam.NumH3637them,norH3808have they missedנִפְקַ֤דnif.KadH6485anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117they were in Carmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592your youngנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288menH5288and they will tellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046you. Therefore let myyoungהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288findוְיִמְצְא֨וּve.yim.tze.'UH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,for we have comeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935on afestiveט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414whateverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you findתִּמְצָ֤אtim.Tza'H4672at handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027to your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650and to your sonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.’”

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