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1 Samuel 25:14-20

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.

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.

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