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1 Samuel 25:14-35

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.

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.KirH8366 H7023.

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.LeiH1980 H7272mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'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 kafH8432 H3709of 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.

32AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbigailלַאֲבִיגַ֑לla.'a.vi.GalH26,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whosentשְׁלָחֵ֛ךְshe.la.ChekhH7971thee thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117tomeetH7125me:

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.KirH8366 H7023.

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.

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