New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 25:2-17

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.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.LuH5927upH5927to Carmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760andvisitוּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־u.va.Tem 'el-H935 H413Nabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037,and greetוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592 H7965him in my nameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034;

6and thisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559: ‘Have a long lifeלֶחָ֑יle.ChaiH2416,peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965to you, and peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965to your houseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004,and peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965to allוְכֹ֥לve.KholH3605that you have!

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.ZehH4480 H2088 H335I 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.mahH3972goH6485missingH6485asH3605 H3117longH3605 H3117as we wentהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980with them, while we were in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

16They were a wallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346to us bothH1571by nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915and by dayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119,allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117we were with them tendingרֹעִ֥יםro.'ImH7462the sheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

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.”

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