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1 Samuel 25:2-8

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.

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