New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 25:25-26

25Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994do not let my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113payיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760attentionלִבּ֡וֹli.BoH3820to thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088worthlessהַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100manאִישׁ֩'ishH376,Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037,for as his nameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is, soכֶּן־ken-H3651is he.Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037is his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034and follyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039is with him; but I your maidservantאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519did not seeרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the youngנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288of my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you sentשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃sha.La.che.taH7971.

26“Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,as the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and as your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315livesוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416,sinceאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has restrainedמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513you fromsheddingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935bloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818, and fromavengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467yourself by your own handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thenlet your enemiesH340and those who seekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilH7463againstאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,be as Nabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

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