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1 Samuel 25:2-17

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.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057thatNabalנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037wasshearingגֹזֵ֥זgo.ZezH1494hissheepצֹאנֽוֹ׃tzo.NoH6629.

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.LomH7592 H7965him in mynameבִשְׁמִ֖יvish.MiH8034:

6And thus shall yesayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥םva.'a.mar.TemH559to him thatlivethלֶחָ֑יle.ChaiH2416in prosperity,Peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965be both to thee, andpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965be to thyhouseוּבֵיתְךָ֣u.vei.te.KhaH1004, andpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965be to all that thou hast.

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:

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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