Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 25
1AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; and all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredtogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּvai.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, and wentdownוַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofParanפָּארָֽן׃ סpa.RanH6290.
2And there was amanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376inMaonבְּמָע֜וֹןbe.ma.'onH4584, whosepossessionsוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּu.ma.'a.Se.huH4639were 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.
3Now thenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034of themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wasNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037; and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ'ish.ToH802Abigailאֲבִגָ֑יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26: and she was awomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הve.ha.'i.ShahH802ofgoodטֽוֹבַת־toat-H2896understandingשֶׂ֙כֶל֙se.khelH7922, and of abeautifulוִ֣יפַתVi.fatH3303countenanceתֹּ֔אַרTo.'arH8389: but themanוְהָאִ֥ישׁve.ha.'IshH376waschurlishקָשֶׁ֛הka.ShehH7186andevilוְרַ֥עve.Ra'H7451in hisdoingsמַעֲלָלִ֖יםma.'a.la.LimH4611; and he was of the house ofCalebכָלִבִּֽי׃khal.vovH3614.
5AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971tenעֲשָׂרָ֣ה'a.sa.RahH6235youngmenנְעָרִ֑יםne.'a.RimH5288, andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngmenלַנְּעָרִ֗יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288, Goupעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927toCarmelכַרְמֶ֙לָה֙khar.Me.lahH3760, andgoוּבָאתֶ֣םu.va.TemH935toNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037, andgreetוּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃u.she.'el.tem- le.sha.LomH7592H7965him in mynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:
7And now I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085that thou hastshearersגֹזְזִ֖יםgo.ze.ZimH1494: now thyshepherdsהָרֹעִ֤יםha.ro.'ImH7462who were with us, wehurtהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםhekh.lam.NumH3637them not, neither was there anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972missingנִפְקַ֤דnif.KadH6485to them, all thewhileיְמֵ֖יye.MeiH3117they were inCarmelבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃ba.kar.MelH3760.
8Askשְׁאַ֨לshe.'AlH7592thy youngmenנְעָרֶ֜יךָne.'a.Rei.khaH5288, and they willshowוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee. Therefore let the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֥יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288findוְיִמְצְא֨וּve.yim.tze.'UH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869: for wecomeבָּ֑נוּBa.nuH935in agoodט֖וֹבTovH2896dayי֥וֹםYomH3117:giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414, I pray thee, whatevercomethתִּמְצָ֤אtim.Tza'H4672to thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027to thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, and to thysonוּלְבִנְךָ֖u.le.vin.KhaH1121Davidלְדָוִֽד׃le.da.VidH1732.
9And whenDavid’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732youngmenנַעֲרֵ֣יna.'a.ReiH5288cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֧וּvay.da.be.RuH1696toNabalנָבָ֛לna.ValH5037in thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, according to all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andceasedוַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.chuH5117.
10AndNabalנָבָ֜לna.ValH5037answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650, andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who isDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732? and who is thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448? there aremanyרַבּ֣וּra.BuH7231servantsעֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimH5650in thesedaysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117that breakawayהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.TzimH6555everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.
11Shall I thentakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947mybreadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899, and mywaterמֵימַ֔יmei.MaiH4325, and myfleshטִבְחָתִ֔יtiv.cha.TiH2878that I havekilledטָבַ֖חְתִּיta.Vach.tiH2873for myshearersלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יle.go.ze.ZaiH1494, andgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414it tomenלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582, whom Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045not from where they are ?
12SoDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732youngmenנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288turnedוַיַּהַפְכ֥וּvai.ya.haf.KhuH2015theirwayלְדַרְכָּ֑םle.dar.KamH1870, and wentagainוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֔אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him all thesesayingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.
13AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to hismenלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582, Gird yeonחִגְר֣וּ׀chig.RuH2296everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisswordחַרְבּ֗וֹchar.BoH2719. And they girdedonוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙vai.yach.ge.RuH2296everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732also girdedonוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רvai.yach.GorH2296hisswordחַרְבּ֑וֹchar.BoH2719: and there wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀vai.ya.'a.LuH5927afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֤עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; and twohundredוּמָאתַ֖יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967abodeיָשְׁב֥וּya.she.VuH3427by thebaggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.
14Butoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259of the youngmenH5288toldהִגִּ֧ידhi.GidH5046Abigailוְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ve.la.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26,Nabal’sנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold,Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentשָׁלַח֩sha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397from thewildernessמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רme.ha.mid.BarH4057togreetלְבָרֵ֥ךְle.va.RekhH1288ourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113; and herailedוַיָּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5860at them.
15But themenוְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםve.Ha.'a.na.ShimH582wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966goodטֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896to us, and we were nothurtהָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ha.khe.Lam.nuH3637, neithermissedפָקַ֣דְנוּfa.Kad.nuH6485we anythingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972, as longasיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117we wereconversantהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980with them, when we were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704:
17Now thereforeknowדְּעִ֤יde.'IH3045andconsiderוּרְאִי֙u.re.'IH7200what thou wiltdoתַּעֲשִׂ֔יta.'a.SiH6213; forevilהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedכָלְתָ֧הkhal.TahH3615against ourmasterאֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ'a.do.Nei.nuH113, and against all hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004: for he is such aworthlessבְּלִיַּ֔עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100manבֶּן־ben-H1121, that a man cannotspeakמִדַּבֵּ֖רmi.da.BerH1696to him.
18ThenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֡יִל'a.vo.ga.yilH26madehasteוַתְּמַהֵ֣רva.te.ma.HerH4116, andtookוַתִּקַּח֩va.ti.KachH3947twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147bottlesנִבְלֵי־niv.lei-H5035ofwineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196, andfiveוְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.MeshH2568sheepצֹ֤אןtzonH6629readydressedעֲשׂוּיֹת֙a.sa.VotH6213, andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429ofroastedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039grain, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'AhH3967clusters ofraisinsצִמֻּקִ֖יםtzi.mu.KimH6778, and twohundredוּמָאתַ֣יִםu.ma.Ta.yimH3967cakesדְּבֵלִ֑יםde.ve.LimH1690of figs, andlaidוַתָּ֖שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760them ondonkeysהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ha.cha.mo.RimH2543.
19And shesaidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to herservantsלִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙lin.'a.Rei.haH5288, Goonעִבְר֣וּ'iv.RuH5674beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; behold, Icomeבָּאָ֑הba.'AhH935afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you. But shetoldהִגִּֽידָה׃hi.Gi.dahH5046not herhusbandוּלְאִישָׁ֥הּu.le.'i.ShahH376Nabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037.
20And it was so, as sherodeרֹכֶ֣בֶתro.Khe.vetH7392on thedonkeyהַחֲמ֗וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, that she camedownוְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ve.yo.Re.detH3381by thecovertבְּסֵ֣תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of thehillהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022, and, behold,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582camedownיֹרְדִ֖יםyo.re.DimH3381towardH7125her; and shemetוַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁva.tif.GoshH6298them.
21NowDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732hadsaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, Surely invainלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרla.She.kerH8267have Ikeptשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיsha.Mar.tiH8104all thatthisלָזֶה֙la.ZehH2088fellow hath in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, so thatnothingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972wasmissedנִפְקַ֥דnif.KadH6485of all that pertained to him: and he hathrepaidוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725meevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451forgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896.
22SoH3541andmoreיֹסִ֑יףyo.SifH3254alsodoיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430to theenemiesלְאֹיְבֵ֥יle.'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732, if Ileaveאַשְׁאִ֧יר'ash.'IrH7604of all that pertain to himbyעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightH216any malepersonמַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃mash.Tin be.KirH8366H7023.
23And whenAbigailאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙'a.vi.Ga.yilH26sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, shehastedוַתְּמַהֵ֕רva.te.ma.HerH4116, and gotoffוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381thedonkeyהַחֲמ֑וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, andfellוַתִּפֹּ֞לva.ti.PolH5307beforeלְאַפֵּ֤יle.'a.PeiH639Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732on herfaceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to thegroundאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
24Andfellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307at hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Upon me, mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, upon me let thisiniquityהֶֽעָוֹ֑ןhe.'a.VonH5771be : and let thyhandmaidH519, I pray thee,speakוּֽתְדַבֶּר־u.te.da.ber-H1696in thyhearingבְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָbe.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241, andhearוּשְׁמַ֕עu.she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thyhandmaidאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589.
25Letיָשִׂ֣יםya.SimH7760not mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י׀'a.do.NiH113, I pray thee,regardלִבּ֡וֹli.BoH3820thisworthlessהַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלha.be.li.Ya.'alH1100manאִישׁ֩'ishH376, evenNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037: for as hisnameכִשְׁמוֹ֙khish.MoH8034is, so is he;Nabalנָבָ֣לna.ValH5037is hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034, andfollyוּנְבָלָ֖הu.ne.va.LahH5039is with him: but I thyhandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519sawרָאִ֛יתִיra.'I.tiH7200not the youngmenנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, whom thou didstsendשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃sha.La.che.taH7971.
26Now therefore, mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, as theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315livethוְחֵֽי־ve.chei-H2416, seeing theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathwithheldמְנָעֲךָ֤me.na.'a.KhaH4513thee fromcomingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935to shedbloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818, and fromavengingוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467thyself with thy ownhandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027, now let thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, and they thatseekוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםve.ham.vak.ShimH1245evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113, be asNabalכְנָבָל֙khe.na.ValH5037.
27And now thisblessingהַבְּרָכָ֣הha.be.ra.KhahH1293which thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֖shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hathbroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֑יla.do.NiH113, let it even begivenוְנִתְּנָה֙ve.ni.te.NahH5414to the youngmenלַנְּעָרִ֔יםla.ne.'a.RimH5288thatfollowהַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥יha.mit.ha.le.Khim be.rag.LeiH1980H7272mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.
28I pray thee,forgiveשָׂ֥אsa'H5375thetrespassלְפֶ֣שַׁעle.Fe.sha'H6588of thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519: for theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068willcertainlyעָשֹֽׂה־'a.soh-H6213makeיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֜יla.do.NiH113asureנֶאֱמָ֗ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004; because mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113fightethנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898thebattlesמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andevilוְרָעָ֛הve.ra.'AhH7451hath not beenfoundתִמָּצֵ֥אti.ma.Tze'H4672in thee all thydaysמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃mi.ya.Mei.khaH3117.
29Yet amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120hathrisenוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965topursueלִרְדָפְךָ֔lir.da.fe.KhaH7291thee, and toseekוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: but thesoulנֶ֨פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of mylordאֲדֹנִ֜י'a.do.NiH113shall beboundצְרוּרָ֣ה׀tze.ru.RahH6887in thebundleבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872oflifeהַחַיִּ֗יםha.chai.YimH2416with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430; and thesoulsנֶ֤פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyenemiesאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙'o.ye.Vei.khaH341, them shall he slingoutיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהye.kal.le.'E.nahH7049, as from themiddleבְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ףbe.Tokh kafH8432H3709of aslingהַקָּֽלַע׃ha.Ka.la'H7050.
30And it shall come to pass, when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall havedoneיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213to mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113according to all thegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896that he hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thee, and shall haveappointedוְצִוְּךָ֥ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theerulerלְנָגִ֖ידle.na.GidH5057overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;
31That this shall be nogriefלְפוּקָה֩le.fu.KahH6330to thee, noroffenceוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלu.le.mikh.SholH4383ofheartלֵ֜בlevH3820to mylordלַאדֹנִ֗יla.do.NiH113, either that thou hastshedוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־ve.lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּם֙damH1818withoutcauseחִנָּ֔םchi.NamH2600, or that mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113hathavengedוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַu.le.ho.Shi.a'H3467himself: but when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall have dealtwellוְהֵיטִ֤בve.hei.TivH3190with mylordלַֽאדֹנִ֔יla.do.NiH113, thenrememberוְזָכַרְתָּ֖ve.za.khar.TaH2142thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס'a.ma.Te.khaH519.
33Andblessedוּבָר֥וּךְu.va.RukhH1288be thyadviceטַעְמֵ֖ךְta'.MekhH2940, andblessedוּבְרוּכָ֣הu.ve.ru.KhahH1288be thou, who hastkeptכְּלִתִ֜נִיke.li.Ti.niH3607me thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117fromcomingמִבּ֣וֹאmi.Bo'H935to shedbloodבְדָמִ֔יםve.da.MimH1818, and fromavengingוְהֹשֵׁ֥עַve.ho.She.a'H3467myself with my ownhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027.
34For in verydeedוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199, as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livethחַי־chai-H2416, who hath kept mebackמְנָעַ֔נִיme.na.'A.niH4513fromhurtingמֵהָרַ֖עme.ha.Ra'H7489thee,exceptלוּלֵ֣יlu.LeiH3884thou hadsthastedמִהַ֗רְתְּmi.HartH4116andcomeוַתָּבֹאת֙va.ta.vo.tiH935tomeetH7125me, surely there had not beenleftנוֹתַ֧רno.TarH3498toNabalלְנָבָ֛לle.na.ValH5037by themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216any malepersonמַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃mash.Tin be.KirH8366H7023.
35SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732receivedוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947from herhandמִיָּדָ֔הּmi.ya.DahH3027that which she hadbroughtהֵבִ֖יאָהhe.Vi.'ahH935him, andsaidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to her,Returnעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927inpeaceלְשָׁלוֹם֙le.sha.lOmH7965to thyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְle.vei.TekhH1004;seeרְאִי֙re.'IH7200, I havehearkenedשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085to thyvoiceבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְve.ko.LekhH6963, and haveacceptedוָאֶשָּׂ֖אva.'e.Sa'H5375thypersonפָּנָֽיִךְ׃pa.Na.yikhH6440.
36AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀'a.vi.Ga.yilH26cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toNabalנָבָ֡לna.ValH5037; and, behold, he held afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֨הmish.TehH4960in hishouseבְּבֵית֜וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, like thefeastכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הke.mish.TehH4960of akingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; andNabal’sנָבָל֙na.ValH5037heartוְלֵ֤בve.LevH3820wasmerryH2896within him, for he wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966drunkשִׁכֹּ֖רshi.KorH7910: therefore shetoldהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046himnothingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697,lessקָטֹ֛ןka.TonH6996ormoreוְגָד֖וֹלve.ga.DolH1419, until themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֥וֹר'orH216.
37But it came to pass in themorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, when thewineהַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yinH3196hadleftבְּצֵ֤אתbe.TzetH3318Nabalמִנָּבָ֔לmi.na.ValH5037, and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802hadtoldוַתַּגֶּד־va.ta.ged-H5046him thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191withinבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him, and he became as astoneלְאָֽבֶן׃le.'A.venH68.
39And whenDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatNabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, that hathpleadedרָב֩ravH7378thecauseרִ֨יבrivH7379of myreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֜יcher.pa.TiH2781from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037, and hathkeptחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650fromevilמֵֽרָעָ֔הme.ra.'AhH7451: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathreturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725thewickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451ofNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037upon his ownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andtalkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696withAbigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26, totakeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947her to himself for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
40And when theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760, theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hathsentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971us to thee, totakeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947thee to him for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
41And shearoseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself on herfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Behold, let thyhandmaidאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519be aservantלְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.ChahH8198towashלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364thefeetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.
42AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116, andaroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, androdeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392upon adonkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, withfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damselsנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291of hers thatwentH1980afterלְרַגְלָ֑הּle.rag.LahH7272her; and shewentH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and became hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
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