New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 25
Samuel’s Death
1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908andmournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for him, and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him at his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732setH6965outH6965and wentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Paranפָּארָֽן׃ סpa.RanH6290.
Nabal and Abigail
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 cameH1961aboutH1961whilehe 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.khelH2896H7922and beautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303in appearanceתֹּ֔אַרTo.'arH8389,but the manוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376was harshקָשֶׁ֛הka.ShehH7186and evilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in hisdealingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.LimH4611, and he wasa Calebiteכָלִבִּֽי׃khal.vovH3614),
5So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288;and Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, “Goעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927to Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760andvisitוּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־u.va.Tem 'el-H935H413Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,and greetוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592H7965him in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034;
7Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258then, I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that you have shearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,your shepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462have beenH1961with us; we have not harmedהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםhekh.lam.NumH3637them,norH3808has anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972of theirs goneH6485missingH6485allכָּל־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.’”
9When David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732youngנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,they spokeוַיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to Nabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037in accordance with allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;then they waitedוַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.chuH5117.
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 areH7231manyרַבּ֣וּra.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.ZehH4480H2088H335I do not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045?”
12So David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732youngנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288menH5288madeH2015their wayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870backH2015and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and informedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him in accordance with allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to his menH376, “EachH376of youstrapH2296onH2296his swordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719.”So eachH376manH376strappedH2296onH2296his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719.And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsoגַּם־gam-H1571strappedH2296onH2296his swordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719, and aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menH376wentH5927upH5927behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,while two hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967stayedיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427with the baggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.
14Now 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 spokeH5860to them inH5860angerH5860.
15Yet the menH376were veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896to us, and we were notharmedהָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ha.khe.Lam.nuH3637,norH3808did anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972goH6485missingH6485asH3605H3117longH3605H3117as we wentהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980with them, while we were in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.
17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, beH3045awareH3045andconsiderוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whatמַֽה־mah-H4100you should doתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588harmH7463is plottedכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615againstH413our masterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113and againstוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;and he is suchH4480aworthlessבְּלִיַּ֔עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100manבֶּן־ben-H1121thatH4480noH4480one can speakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to him.”
Abigail Intercedes
18Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26hurriedוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116andtookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147jugsנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035of wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196,and fiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629alreadypreparedעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of roastedH7039grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,and a hundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967cakesH6778ofH6778raisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778and two hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesH1690ofH1690figsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690,and she loadedוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760themon donkeysהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543.
19Then she saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her youngH5288menH5288, “GoH5674onH5674aheadלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440of me; beholdH2009,I am comingבָּאָ֑הba.'AhH935afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you.” But she did not tellהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046her husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.
20And it happenedוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961as 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.
21Now Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “It is certainlyאַךְ֩'aKhH389for nothingלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרla.She.kerH8267that I have guardedשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that thisלָזֶה֙la.ZehH2088manhas in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,so that nothingוְלֹא־ מְא֑וּמָהve.lo'- me.'U.mahH3808H3972has goneH6485missingH6485of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that belonged to him! For he hasreturnedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725me evilH7463for goodH2899.
22May Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213soכֹּה־koh-H3541to the enemiesH340of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732,and moreיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518by morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242I leaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604aliveH7604as much as onemaleמַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃mash.Tin be.KirH8366H7023of anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belong to him.”
23When Abigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,she hurriedוַתְּמַהֵ֕רva.te.ma.HerH4116and dismountedוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381from her donkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,and fellוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440in frontלְאַפֵּ֤יle.'a.PeiH639of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and bowedH2331herself to the groundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
24She fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “On mealoneאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,be the blameהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771.And pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let your slaveאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696to you, and listenוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of your slaveאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃'a.ma.Te.khaH519.
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.MoH8034,and stupidityוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039is with him; but I your slaveאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'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.TahH6258then, 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.TahH6258then,may your enemiesH340and those who seekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilH7463againstאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,be like Nabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.
27And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258letthisH2088giftהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your servantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shif.cha.te.KhaH8198has broughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113be givenוְנִתְּנָה֙ve.ni.te.NahH5414to the youngלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288whoaccompanyהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥יha.mit.ha.le.Khim be.rag.LeiH1980H7272my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.
28Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375the offenseלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of your slaveאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519; forthe Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will certainlyעָשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213for my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.NiH113anenduringנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,becauseH3588my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113isfightingנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898the battlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andevilH7463will not be foundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in you allH4480your daysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.
29Should anyoneאָדָם֙'a.DamH120riseH6965upH6965to pursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291you and to seekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245yourlifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315, then thelifeנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of my lordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113shall be boundצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887in the bundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872of the livingהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416with the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; but thelivesנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of your enemiesH340He will slingH7049outH7049as from the hollowכַּ֥ףkafH3709of a slingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.
30And whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LordH3068doesיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213for my lordH3068in accordance with allכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605the goodH2899that He has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, andappointsוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680you rulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
31thisH2088will not become an obstacleלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330to you, or atroubledוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383heartלֵ֜בlevH3820to my lordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113,both by having shedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600and by my lord’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113havingavengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himself.When the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068dealsH3190wellH3190with my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113,then rememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142your slaveאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.”
32Then Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834sentשְׁלָחֵ֛ךְshe.la.ChekhH7971you thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117to meetלִקְרָאתִֽי׃lik.ra.TiH7122me,
33and blessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288be your discernmentטַעְמֵ֖ךְta'.MekhH2940,and blessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הu.ve.ru.KhahH1288be you,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have keptכְּלִתִ֜נִיke.li.Ti.niH3607me thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117frombloodshedמִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔יםmi.Bo' ve.da.MimH935H1818and fromavengingוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467myself by my own handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.
34Neverthelessוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199,as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has restrainedמְנָעַ֔נִיme.na.'A.niH4513me from harmingמֵהָרַ֖עme.ha.Ra'H7489you, ifכִּ֣י׀ לוּלֵ֣יki lu.LeiH3588H3884you had not comeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935quicklyמִהַ֗רְתְּmi.HartH4116to meetלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122me, there certainlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518would not have been leftנוֹתַ֧רno.TarH3498to Nabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216as much as onemaleמַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃mash.Tin be.KirH8366H7023.”
35So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732acceptedוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from her handמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had broughtהֵבִ֖יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935him, and saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to her, “Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927to your houseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004in peaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965.Seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200,I have listenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to you andgrantedוָאֶשָּׂ֖אva.'e.Sa'H5375your requestפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.”
36Then Abigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Nabalנָבָ֡לna.ValH5037,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he was havinga feastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960in his houseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,like the feastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960of a kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And Nabal’sנָבָל֙na.ValH5037heartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820was cheerfulט֣וֹבTovH2895withinעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him,for he was veryעַד־ מְאֹ֑ד'ad- me.'OdH5704H3966drunkשִׁכֹּ֖רshi.KorH7910; soshe did not tellהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046him anythingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697at allקָטֹ֛ן וְגָד֖וֹלka.Ton ve.ga.DolH6996H1419untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.
37But in the morningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,when the wineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196had goneH3318outH3318of Nabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037,his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֶּד־va.ta.ged-H5046him theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191withinבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him so that he becameH1961likea stoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.
David Marries Abigail
39When Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Nabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834haspleadedרָב֩ravH7378the causeרִ֨יבrivH7379of the shameH2781inflictedH2781on me by the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037, andhas 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 to him as hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”
41And she gotH6965upH6965and bowedH2331with her faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,your slaveאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519is a servantלְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.ChahH8198to washלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364the feetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of my lord’sאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.”
42ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26gotH6965upH6965quicklyוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116,and rodeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392on a donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543,with her fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568femaleH5291attendantsH5291whoaccompaniedהַהֹלְכ֖וֹת לְרַגְלָ֑הּha.ho.le.Khot le.rag.LahH1980H7272her; and she followedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙va.Te.lekh 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732and becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
44But Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had givenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,to Paltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Laishלַ֖יִשׁLa.yishH3919,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was fromGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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