Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 25:2-17
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.
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:
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:
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.
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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