Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 25:2-11

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?

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