New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 25:10-17
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.”
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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