Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 25

1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; andallכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredH6908themselvesH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908, andlamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594him, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in hishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004atRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414. AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָֽן׃ סpa.RanH6290.

2And there was amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376inMaonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584,whoseH376possessions were inCarmelבַכַּרְמֶ֗לva.kar.MelH3760; and themanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wasveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419, and he hadthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629, and athousandוְאֶ֣לֶףve.'E.lefH505goatsעִזִּ֑ים'i.ZimH5795: and he wasshearingבִּגְזֹ֥זbig.ZozH1494hissheepצֹאנ֖וֹtzo.NoH6629inCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

3NowH802thenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034of themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wasNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26: and thewomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802was ofgoodטֽוֹבַת־toat-H2896understandingH3820, and of abeautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303countenance: but themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376was churlish andevilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in hisdoingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.LimH4611; and he was of the house of Caleb.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057thatNabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037didshearגֹזֵ֥זgo.ZezH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288menH5288, andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theyoungלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,GetH935youH7971upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927toCarmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760, andgoוּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935toNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037, andgreetלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965him in mynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:

6andthusכֹּ֖הkohH3541shall yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him that liveth inprosperityH7965,Peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965bebothH3605unto thee, andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965be to thinehouseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004, andpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965be untoallH3605that thou hast.

7Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that thou hastshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494: thyshepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462havenowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258been withusH3588, andweH3588didאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808hurt,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808was there aughtmissingנִפְקַ֤דnif.KadH6485unto them,allכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileH1961they were inCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.

8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592thyyoungנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288menH5288, and they willtellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee: whereforeletH4994theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288findH4672favour in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869; forweכִּֽי־ki-H3588comeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935in agoodט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414, IprayH4994thee, whatsoever cometh to thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, unto thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and to thysonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.

9And whenDavid’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732youngנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288menH5288cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, they spake toNabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037accordingאֶל־'el-H413toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and ceased.

10AndNabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredH559David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andsaidH559, Who isDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732? and who is thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448? there bemanyH7235servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650nowH3117adaysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117thatbreakהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555awayH6555everyH376manH376from hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

11Shall I thentakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899, and mywaterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325, and my flesh that I have killed for myshearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494, andgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414it untomenH376ofwhomH834Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808whence they be?

12SoH935David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732youngנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288menH5288turnedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015on theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870, andwentH935backוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcameH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him according toallכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto hismenH376,Girdחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296ye oneveryH376manH376hisswordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719. And theygirdedוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296oneveryH376manH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsogirdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296on hisswordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719: and therewentH5927upH5927afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732aboutעַל־'al-H5921fourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menH376; andtwoH3427hundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967abodeH3427by the stuff.

14But one of theyoungנַֽעַר־na.'ar-H5288menמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288toldהִגִּ֧ידhi.GidH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,Nabal’sנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397outH7971of thewildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057tosaluteלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288ourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113; and he flewuponH802them.

15But themenH376wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896untousH3117, andweH3117werenotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808hurt,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808missedפָקַ֣דְנוּfa.Kad.nuH6485weH3117anyH3605thingH3605, aslongH3117asweH3117were conversant with them, whenweH3117were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:

16they were awallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346untousעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921bothH1571bynightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915and bydayיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117,allכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileH1961weH3117were with them keeping thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

17Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeknowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045andconsiderוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200whatמַֽה־mah-H4100thou wiltdoתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213; forevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615againstH5921ourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113, andagainstH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004: for he issuchוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931asonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Belial, that one cannotspeakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to him.

18ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26madeעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213hasteוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116, andtookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, andtwoH8147bottles ofwineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196, andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629ready dressed, andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429ofparchedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039corn, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clustersH6778ofraisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778, andtwoH8147hundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesH1690offigsדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690, andlaidוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760them on asses.

19AndsheH3808saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH5046youngלִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙lin.'a.Rei.haH5288menH376,GoH935onbeforeH6440meH6440;beholdהִנְנִ֖יhi.NiH2005, IcomeH935afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310youH6440. ButsheH3808toldH5046notH3808herH5046husbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.

20And it wassoH1961, assheH1931rodeרֹכֶ֣בֶתro.Khe.vetH7392onherH5921ass, andcameH1961downוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381by the covert of themountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and hismenH376cameH1961downיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381againstH5921herH5921; andsheH1931metוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298them.

21Nowלָזֶה֙la.ZehH2088Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732hadsaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Surelyאַךְ֩'aKhH389invainלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרla.She.kerH8267have Ikeptשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104allכָּל־kol-H3605that this fellow hath in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,soH3808thatnothingH3808wasmissedנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605that pertained unto him: and he hathreturnedוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725meH7725evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.

22Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213unto theenemiesלְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732, andmoreיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254also,ifאִם־'im-H518Ileaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604ofallH3605that pertain to him by themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightsoH6213muchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834as onemanH3605child.

23And whenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,sheH6440hasted, and lightedoffH5921herH5921ass, andfellוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307beforeH6440Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732onherH5921faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfH7812to thegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

24And shefellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307at hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,UponH5921meH4994, mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,uponH5921meH4994be theiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771: andletH4994thinehandmaidאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519, IprayH4994thee,speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696in thineearsבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241, andhearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085thou thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

25LetH7971notH3808mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,regardH7200thismanאִישׁ֩'ishH376of Belial,evenכִּ֤יkiH3588Nabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037: for as hisnameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is,soכֶּן־ken-H3651is he;Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037is hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034, andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039is with him: hut I thinehandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519sawH7200notH3808theyoungנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288menH376of mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou didstsendH7971.

26Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, mylordH3068, as theLORDH3068liveth, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315liveth, seeing theLORDH3068hath withholden thee frombloodguiltinessבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818, and fromavengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467thyself with thineownיִֽהְי֤וּyih.YuH1961handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027,nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH6258thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and them thatseekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to mylordH3068, be asNabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.

27Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thispresentH5414whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thyservantH5288hathbroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935unto mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113,letH5414it begivenH5414unto theyoungלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thatfollowהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖יםha.mit.ha.le.KhimH1980mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

28Forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375, Iprayנָ֖אna'H4994thee, the trespass of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519: for theLORDH3068willcertainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588makeH6213mylordH3068asureנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588mylordH3068fighteth thebattlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDH3068; andevilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808befoundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in theeallH3117thydaysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.

29And thoughmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120berisenH6965upH6965topursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee, and toseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thysoulH5315, yet thesoulH5315of mylordH3068shall be bound in the bundle oflifeH5315with theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and thesoulsH5315of thineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, them shall he slingoutH1245, as from thehollowכַּ֥ףkafH3709of a sling.

30And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, when theLORDH3068shall havedoneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to mylordH3068accordingH5921toallכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896that he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee, and shall haveappointedוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theeprinceלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

31that this shall benoH3808griefלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330unto thee,norH3808offence ofheartלֵ֜בlevH3820unto mylordH3068, either that thou hastshedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818causeless, or that mylordH3068hathavengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himselfH3820: and when theLORDH3068shall have dealtwellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with mylordH3068, thenrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.

32AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834sentH7971thee thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117tomeetלִקְרָאתִֽי׃lik.ra.TiH7122meH7971:

33andblessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288be thy wisdom, andblessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הu.ve.ru.KhahH1288be thou,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834hastkeptכְּלִתִ֜נִיke.li.Ti.niH3607meמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117frombloodguiltinessבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818, and fromavengingוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467myself with mine ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.

34For inveryעַד־'ad-H5704deedמֵהָרַ֖עme.ha.Ra'H7489, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, liveth,whichH834hath withholdenmeH935from hurting thee,exceptH518thou hadst hasted andcomeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935tomeetלִקְרָאתִ֔יlik.ra.TiH7122meH935,surelyH3588there hadnotH518beenleftנוֹתַ֧רno.TarH3498untoNabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037by themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216soH834muchH834as one man child.

35SoH3947Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732receivedH3947ofherH3947handמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027thatwhichH834sheH834hadbroughtH935him: and hesaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559untoherH3947,GoH935upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927inpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965to thinehouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200, I have hearkened to thyvoiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963, and haveacceptedH3947thypersonH3027.

36AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toNabalנָבָ֡לna.ValH5037; and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, he held afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960in hishouseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, like thefeastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960of akingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; andNabal’sנָבָל֙na.ValH5037heartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820was merrywithinעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, for he wasveryH3966drunkenשִׁכֹּ֖רshi.KorH7910: whereforesheוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931toldהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046himnothingוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808,lessקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996ormoreH3966,untilH5704themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.

37And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, when thewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196wasgoneH3318outH3318ofNabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037, that hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֶּד־va.ta.ged-H5046himtheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, and hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191withinבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him, and hebecameH1961as astoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.

38And itcameH1961topassH1961aboutH1961tenכַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתka.'a.Se.retH6235daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117afterH1961, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smoteוַיִּגֹּ֧ףvai.yi.GofH5062Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037, that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

39And whenDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatNabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, that hathpleadedרָב֩ravH7378thecauseרִ֨יבrivH7379of myreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֜יcher.pa.TiH2781from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037, and hathkeptחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650fromevilH7451: and the evil-doing ofNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037hath theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068returnedH7725uponH802his ownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971and spake concerningAbigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26, totakeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947herH7971to him towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

40And when theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732werecomeוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760, they spake untoherH413,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hathsentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971usH413unto thee, totakeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947thee to him towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

41AndsheH6965aroseH6965, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfH7812withherH559faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, thinehandmaidאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519is aservantעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650towashלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364thefeetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of theservantsH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

42AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hasted, andaroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, androdeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392uponH5921an ass, withfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damsels of hers thatfollowedH310herH5921; andsheהַהֹלְכ֖וֹתha.ho.le.KhotH1980wentוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980afterH310themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andbecameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsotookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157; and theybecameוַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָva.tih.Yei.naH1961bothשְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ןshe.tei.HenH8147of them hiswivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃ סle.na.ShimH802.

44NowH5414Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadgivenH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, toPaltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406theSonבֶן־ven-H1121of Laish,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was ofGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

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