New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 25:39-44

39When Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Nabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834haspleadedרָב֩ravH7378the causeרִ֨יבrivH7379of my reproachחֶרְפָּתִ֜יcher.pa.TiH2781from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037andhas keptH2820backH2820His servantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650from evilH7463.The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has also returnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725the evildoingH7463of Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037on his own headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218.”Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971a proposalוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Abigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,to takeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947her as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

40When the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Abigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26at Carmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760,they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732has sentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971us to you to takeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947you as his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

41She aroseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812with her faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,your maidservantאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519is a maidH8189to washלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364the feetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of my lord’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.”

42ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and rodeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392on a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,with her fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568maidensנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291whoattendedהַהֹלְכ֖וֹת לְרַגְלָ֑הּha.ho.le.Khot le.rag.LahH1980 H7272her; and she followedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙va.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732and becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732had also takenלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157, andthey bothגַּֽם־ שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ןgam- she.tei.HenH1571 H8147becameוַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָva.tih.Yei.naH1961his wivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃ סle.na.ShimH802.

44Now Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,to Paltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Laishלַ֖יִשׁLa.yishH3919,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was fromGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

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