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1 Samuel 25:10-17

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:

16They were awallחוֹמָה֙cho.MahH2346to us both bynightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915anddayיוֹמָ֑םyo.MamH3119, all thewhileיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117we were with themkeepingרֹעִ֥יםro.'ImH7462thesheepהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

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.

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