Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 25:14-20

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.

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