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1 Samuel 25:39-44

39And whenDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatNabalנָבָל֒na.ValH5037wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, that hathpleadedרָב֩ravH7378thecauseרִ֨יבrivH7379of myreproachחֶרְפָּתִ֜יcher.pa.TiH2781from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNabalנָבָ֗לna.ValH5037, and hathkeptחָשַׂ֣ךְcha.SakhH2820hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650fromevilמֵֽרָעָ֔הme.ra.'AhH7451: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathreturnedהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725thewickednessרָעַ֣תra.'AtH7451ofNabalנָבָ֔לna.ValH5037upon his ownheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971andtalkedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696withAbigailבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלba.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26, totakeלְקַחְתָּ֥הּle.kach.TahH3947her to himself for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

40And when theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toAbigailאֲבִיגַ֖יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26toCarmelהַכַּרְמֶ֑לָהha.kar.Me.lahH3760, theyspokeוַיְדַבְּר֤וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to her,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hathsentשְׁלָחָ֣נוּshe.la.Cha.nuH7971us to thee, totakeלְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְle.kach.TekhH3947thee to him for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

41And shearoseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself on herfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to theearthאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Behold, let thyhandmaidאֲמָֽתְךָ֙'a.ma.te.KhaH519be aservantלְשִׁפְחָ֔הle.shif.ChahH8198towashלִרְחֹ֕ץlir.ChotzH7364thefeetרַגְלֵ֖יrag.LeiH7272of theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

42AndAbigailאֲבִיגַ֗יִל'a.vi.Ga.yilH26hastedוַתְּמַהֵ֞רva.te.ma.HerH4116, andaroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, androdeוַתִּרְכַּב֙va.tir.KavH7392upon adonkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, withfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568damselsנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291of hers thatwentH1980afterלְרַגְלָ֑הּle.rag.LahH7272her; and shewentH3212afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and became hiswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

43Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732alsotookלָקַ֥חla.KachH3947Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֛עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293ofJezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157; and they were alsobothשְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ןshe.tei.HenH8147of them hiswivesלְנָשִֽׁים׃ סle.na.ShimH802.

44ButSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadgivenנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324hisdaughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323,David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802, toPhaltiלְפַלְטִ֥יle.fal.TiH6406thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofLaishלַ֖יִשׁLa.yishH3919, who was ofGallimמִגַּלִּֽים׃mi.ga.LimH1554.

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