1 Samuel 25
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וַיָּ֣מָתand he diedשְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuelוַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּand they gathered togetherכָל־allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־and they mournedל֔וֹfor the himוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּand they buried himבְּבֵית֖וֹat house hisבָּרָמָ֑הin the Ramahוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseדָּוִ֔דDavidוַיֵּ֖רֶדand he went downאֶל־toמִדְבַּ֥רthe wilderness ofפָּארָֽן׃ סParan
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וְאִ֨ישׁand a manבְּמָע֜וֹןwas in Maonוּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּand business hisבַכַּרְמֶ֗לwas in the Carmelוְהָאִישׁ֙and the manגָּד֣וֹלwas greatמְאֹ֔דveryוְל֛וֹand belonged to the himצֹ֥אןsheepשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־threeאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsוְאֶ֣לֶףand one thousandעִזִּ֑יםgoatsוַיְהִ֛יand it wasבִּגְזֹ֥זwhen shearedאֶת־obj.צֹאנ֖וֹsheep hisבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃in the Carmel
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וְשֵׁ֤םand the name ofהָאִישׁ֙the manנָבָ֔לwas Nabalוְשֵׁ֥םand the name ofאִשְׁתּ֖וֹwife hisאֲבִגָ֑יִלwas Abigailוְהָאִשָּׁ֤הand the womanטֽוֹבַת־was good ofשֶׂ֙כֶל֙insightוִ֣יפַתand beautiful ofתֹּ֔אַרappearanceוְהָאִ֥ישׁand the manקָשֶׁ֛הwas hardוְרַ֥עand evil ofמַעֲלָלִ֖יםdeedsוְה֥וּאand heכָלִבִּֽי׃was a Calebite
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וְעַתָּ֣הand nowשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיI have heardכִּ֥יthatגֹזְזִ֖יםshearersלָ֑ךְbelong to the youעַתָּ֗הnowהָרֹעִ֤יםthe shepherdsאֲשֶׁר־whoלְךָ֙belong to the youהָי֣וּthey have beenעִמָּ֔נוּwith usלֹ֣אnotהֶכְלַמְנ֗וּםwe have humiliated themוְלֹֽא־and notנִפְקַ֤דit has been missingלָהֶם֙to the themמְא֔וּמָהanythingכָּל־allיְמֵ֖יthe days ofהֱיוֹתָ֥םbeing theyבַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃in the Carmel
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שְׁאַ֨לaskאֶת־obj.נְעָרֶ֜יךָown young men yourוְיַגִּ֣ידוּso they may tellלָ֗ךְto the youוְיִמְצְא֨וּand let them findהַנְּעָרִ֥יםthe young menחֵן֙favorבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָin view yourכִּֽי־forעַל־onי֥וֹםa dayט֖וֹבgoodבָּ֑נוּwe have comeתְּנָה־give !נָּ֗אpleaseאֵת֩obj.אֲשֶׁ֨רthat whichתִּמְצָ֤אit will findיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourלַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָto servants yourוּלְבִנְךָ֖and to son yourלְדָוִֽד׃to David
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredנָבָ֜לNabalאֶת־obj.עַבְדֵ֤יthe servants ofדָוִד֙Davidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרand he saidמִ֥יwho?דָוִ֖דis Davidוּמִ֣יand who?בֶן־is the son ofיִשָׁ֑יJesseהַיּוֹם֙this dayרַבּ֣וּthey are manyעֲבָדִ֔יםservantsהַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםwho break awayאִ֖ישׁeach oneמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom beforeאֲדֹנָֽיו׃masters his
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וְלָקַחְתִּ֤יand will I takeאֶת־obj.לַחְמִי֙bread myוְאֶת־and obj.מֵימַ֔יwater myוְאֵת֙and obj.טִבְחָתִ֔יslaughter myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichטָבַ֖חְתִּיI have slaughteredלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יfor shearers myוְנָֽתַתִּי֙and will I give themלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםto menאֲשֶׁר֙whoלֹ֣אnotיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowאֵ֥יwhere?מִזֶּ֖הfrom thisהֵֽמָּה׃are they
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidדָּוִ֨דDavidלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוto men hisחִגְר֣וּ׀gird onאִ֣ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.חַרְבּ֗וֹsword hisוַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙and they girded onאִ֣ישׁeveryoneאֶת־obj.חַרְבּ֔וֹsword hisוַיַּחְגֹּ֥רand he girded onגַּם־alsoדָּוִ֖דDavidאֶת־obj.חַרְבּ֑וֹsword hisוַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀and they went upאַחֲרֵ֣יafterדָוִ֗דDavidכְּאַרְבַּ֤עabout fourמֵאוֹת֙hundredsאִ֔ישׁmanוּמָאתַ֖יִםand two hundredיָשְׁב֥וּthey remainedעַל־withהַכֵּלִֽים׃the baggages
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וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙and to Abigailאֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife ofנָבָ֔לNabalהִגִּ֧ידhe toldנַֽעַר־a young manאֶחָ֛דoneמֵהַנְּעָרִ֖יםfrom the young menלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהִנֵּ֣הthere!שָׁלַח֩he sentדָּוִ֨דDavidמַלְאָכִ֧ים׀messengersמֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛רfrom the wildernessלְבָרֵ֥ךְto blessאֶת־obj.אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּmasters ourוַיָּ֥עַטand he shoutedבָּהֶֽם׃at them
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וַתְּמַהֵ֣רand she made hasteאֲבִיגַ֡יִלAbigailוַתִּקַּח֩and she tookמָאתַ֨יִםtwo hundredלֶ֜חֶםbreadsוּשְׁנַ֣יִםand twoנִבְלֵי־jars ofיַ֗יִןwineוְחָמֵ֨שׁand fiveצֹ֤אןsheepעֲשׂוּיֹת֙preparedוְחָמֵ֤שׁand fiveסְאִים֙seahs ofקָלִ֔יroasted grainוּמֵאָ֥הand a hundredצִמֻּקִ֖יםbunches of raisinsוּמָאתַ֣יִםand two hundredדְּבֵלִ֑יםfig cakesוַתָּ֖שֶׂםand she put themעַל־onהַחֲמֹרִֽים׃the donkeys
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וְדָוִ֣דand Davidאָמַ֗רhe had saidאַךְ֩surelyלַשֶּׁ֨קֶרto the deceptionשָׁמַ֜רְתִּיI have guardedאֶֽת־obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֤רthatלָזֶה֙belongs to this manבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רin the wildernessוְלֹא־and notנִפְקַ֥דit has been missingמִכָּל־any of allאֲשֶׁר־thatל֖וֹbelongs to the himמְא֑וּמָהanythingוַיָּֽשֶׁב־and he has returnedלִ֥יto the meרָעָ֖הevilתַּ֥חַתin place ofטוֹבָֽה׃good
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אַל־may notנָ֣אpleaseיָשִׂ֣יםhe setאֲדֹנִ֣י׀lord myאֶת־obj.לִבּ֡וֹheart hisאֶל־toאִישׁ֩the man ofהַבְּלִיַּ֨עַלthe worthlessnessהַזֶּ֜הthe thisעַל־onנָבָ֗לNabalכִּ֤יforכִשְׁמוֹ֙like name hisכֶּן־is soה֔וּאheנָבָ֣לis Nabalשְׁמ֔וֹname hisוּנְבָלָ֖הand disgraceful follyעִמּ֑וֹis with himוַֽאֲנִי֙and Iאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔maidservant yourלֹ֥אnotרָאִ֛יתִיI sawאֶת־obj.נַעֲרֵ֥יthe young men ofאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomשָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃you sent
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וְעַתָּ֣הand nowאֲדֹנִ֗יO lord myחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֤הof Yahwehוְחֵֽי־and by the life ofנַפְשְׁךָ֙self yourאֲשֶׁ֨רthatמְנָעֲךָ֤he has restrained youיְהוָה֙Yahwehמִבּ֣וֹאfrom comingבְדָמִ֔יםin bloodsוְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַand from deliveringיָדְךָ֖hand yourלָ֑ךְto the youוְעַתָּ֗הand nowיִֽהְי֤וּmay they beכְנָבָל֙like Nabalאֹיְבֶ֔יךָenemies yourוְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםand those who seekאֶל־againstאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myרָעָֽה׃evil
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שָׂ֥אforgiveנָ֖אpleaseלְפֶ֣שַׁעto the transgression ofאֲמָתֶ֑ךָmaidservant yourכִּ֣יforעָשֹֽׂה־certainly to makeיַעֲשֶׂה֩he will makeיְהוָ֨הYahwehלַֽאדֹנִ֜יfor lord myבַּ֣יִתa houseנֶאֱמָ֗ןenduringכִּי־forמִלְחֲמ֤וֹתthe battles ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֲדֹנִ֣יlord myנִלְחָ֔םis fightingוְרָעָ֛הand evilלֹא־notתִמָּצֵ֥אit will be foundבְךָ֖in the youמִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃from days your
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וַיָּ֤קָםand he has arisenאָדָם֙a manלִרְדָפְךָ֔to pursue youוּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁand to seekאֶת־obj.נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָlife yourוְֽהָיְתָה֩and it will beנֶ֨פֶשׁthe life ofאֲדֹנִ֜יlord myצְרוּרָ֣ה׀bound upבִּצְר֣וֹרin the bundle ofהַחַיִּ֗יםthe livingאֵ֚תwithיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourוְאֵ֨תand obj.נֶ֤פֶשׁthe life ofאֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙enemies yourיְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּהhe will sling out itבְּת֖וֹךְin the midst ofכַּ֥ףthe hollow ofהַקָּֽלַע׃the sling
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וְלֹ֣אand notתִהְיֶ֣הit will becomeזֹ֣את׀thisלְךָ֡for the youלְפוּקָה֩into staggeringוּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹלand into stumbling ofלֵ֜בheartלַאדֹנִ֗יfor lord myוְלִשְׁפָּךְ־and into pouring out ofדָּם֙bloodחִנָּ֔םwithout causeוּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַand to deliverאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myל֑וֹto the himselfוְהֵיטִ֤בand he will do goodיְהוָה֙Yahwehלַֽאדֹנִ֔יto lord myוְזָכַרְתָּ֖and you will rememberאֶת־obj.אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ סmaidservant your
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וְאוּלָ֗םand butחַי־by the lifeיְהוָה֙of Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoמְנָעַ֔נִיhe has restrained meמֵהָרַ֖עfrom doing harm toאֹתָ֑ךְobj. youכִּ֣י׀ifלוּלֵ֣יif notמִהַ֗רְתְּyou had made hasteוַתָּבֹאת֙and you had comeלִקְרָאתִ֔יto meet meכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptנוֹתַ֧רhe has been leftלְנָבָ֛לto Nabalעַד־untilא֥וֹרthe light ofהַבֹּ֖קֶרthe morningמַשְׁתִּ֥יןone who urinatesבְּקִֽיר׃on a wall
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וַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookדָּוִד֙Davidמִיָּדָ֔הּfrom hand herאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichהֵבִ֖יאָהshe had broughtל֑וֹto the himוְלָ֣הּand to the herאָמַ֗רhe saidעֲלִ֤יgo upלְשָׁלוֹם֙to peaceלְבֵיתֵ֔ךְto house yourרְאִי֙seeשָׁמַ֣עְתִּיI have listenedבְקוֹלֵ֔ךְto voice yourוָאֶשָּׂ֖אand I have lifted upפָּנָֽיִךְ׃face your
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וַתָּבֹ֣אand she wentאֲבִיגַ֣יִל׀Abigailאֶל־toנָבָ֡לNabalוְהִנֵּה־and there!לוֹ֩belonged to the himמִשְׁתֶּ֨הa feastבְּבֵית֜וֹin house hisכְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הlike the feast ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingוְלֵ֤בand the heart ofנָבָל֙Nabalט֣וֹבit was goodעָלָ֔יוon himוְה֥וּאand heשִׁכֹּ֖רwas drunkעַד־up toמְאֹ֑דmuchnessוְלֹֽא־and notהִגִּ֣ידָהshe toldלּ֗וֹto the himדָּבָ֥רanythingקָטֹ֛ןsmallוְגָד֖וֹלand greatעַד־untilא֥וֹרthe light ofהַבֹּֽקֶר׃the morning
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasבַבֹּ֗קֶרin the morningבְּצֵ֤אתwhen had gone outהַיַּ֙יִן֙the wineמִנָּבָ֔לfrom Nabalוַתַּגֶּד־and she toldל֣וֹto the himאִשְׁתּ֔וֹwife hisאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe thingsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוַיָּ֤מָתand it diedלִבּוֹ֙heart hisבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹin inward parts hisוְה֖וּאand heהָיָ֥הhe becameלְאָֽבֶן׃into stone
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardדָּוִד֮Davidכִּ֣יthatמֵ֣תhe had diedנָבָל֒Nabalוַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidבָּר֣וּךְbe blessedיְהוָ֡הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoרָב֩he has conductedאֶת־obj.רִ֨יבthe case ofחֶרְפָּתִ֜יdisgrace myמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofנָבָ֗לNabalוְאֶת־and obj.עַבְדּוֹ֙servant hisחָשַׂ֣ךְhe has restrainedמֵֽרָעָ֔הfrom evilוְאֵת֙and obj.רָעַ֣תthe evil ofנָבָ֔לNabalהֵשִׁ֥יבhe has turned backיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹon own head hisוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sentדָּוִד֙Davidוַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeבַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִלwith Abigailלְקַחְתָּ֥הּto take herל֖וֹfor the himselfלְאִשָּֽׁה׃to a wife
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וַתְּמַהֵ֞רand she made hasteוַתָּ֣קָםand she aroseאֲבִיגַ֗יִלAbigailוַתִּרְכַּב֙and she rodeעַֽל־onהַחֲמ֔וֹרthe donkeyוְחָמֵשׁ֙and fiveנַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָmaids herהַהֹלְכ֖וֹתwho walkedלְרַגְלָ֑הּto foot herוַתֵּ֗לֶךְand she wentאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterמַלְאֲכֵ֣יthe messengers ofדָוִ֔דDavidוַתְּהִי־and she becameל֖וֹof himלְאִשָּֽׁה׃into a wife
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