Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 25:36-44

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.

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