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1 Samuel

Chapter 25
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣mat shshemu'e֔l vayּiqּabetz֤u kal-yishsera'el֙ vayּisepּedu-l֔o vayּiqebּeru֥hu bּebeyt֖o bּarama֑h vayּa֣qam dּavi֔d vayּe֖red 'el-midebּa֥r pּa'raֽn׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Now Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David moved down into the Desert of Paran.

וַיָּ֣מָת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן׃ס

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֨yshsh bּema'֜on uma'ashse֣hu bakּareme֗l veha'iyshsh֙ gּad֣ol me'o֔d vel֛o tzo֥'n shsheloֽshshet-'alapi֖ym ve'e֣lep 'izּi֑ym vayehi֛y bּigezo֥z 'et-tzo'n֖o bּakּaremeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.

וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֔ד וְל֛וֹ צֹ֥אן שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאֶ֣לֶף עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshe֤m ha'iyshsh֙ naba֔l veshshe֥m 'ishshetּ֖o 'abiga֑yil veha'ishshּa֤h tֽobat-shse֨kel֙ vi֣ypat tּo֔'ar veha'i֥yshsh qashshe֛h vera֥ ma'alali֖ym veh֥u klbv kalibּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings, he was a Calebite.

וְשֵׁ֤ם הָאִישׁ֙ נָבָ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֲבִגָ֑יִל וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה טֽוֹבַת־שֶׂ֨כֶל֙ וִ֣יפַת תֹּ֔אַר וְהָאִ֥ישׁ קָשֶׁ֛ה וְרַ֥ע מַעֲלָלִ֖ים וְה֥וּא כלבו כָלִבִּֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֥ dּavi֖d bּamּidebּa֑r kּiֽy-goze֥z naba֖l 'et-tzo'nֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע דָּוִ֖ד בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־גֹזֵ֥ז נָבָ֖ל אֶת־צֹאנֽוֹ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshela֥ch dּavi֖d 'ashsara֣h ne'ari֑ym vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜d lanּe'ari֗ym 'al֤u kareme֨lah֙ uba'te֣m 'el-naba֔l ushshe'eletּem-l֥o bishshemi֖y leshshalֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So he sent ten young men and said to them, "Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַנְּעָרִ֗ים עֲל֤וּ כַרְמֶ֨לָה֙ וּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־נָבָ֔ל וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ל֥וֹ בִשְׁמִ֖י לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'amaretּe֥m kּo֖h lecha֑y ve'atּa֤h shshalom֙ ubeyteka֣ shshal֔om veko֥l 'ashsher-leka֖ shshalֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Say to him: 'Long life to you! Good health to you and your household! And good health to all that is yours!

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥ם כֹּ֖ה לֶחָ֑י וְאַתָּ֤ה שָׁלוֹם֙ וּבֵיתְךָ֣ שָׁל֔וֹם וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h shshama֔'etּiy kּi֥y gozezi֖ym la֑ke 'atּa֗h haro'i֤ym 'ashsher-leka֙ hay֣u 'imּa֔nu lo֣ hekelamen֗um veloֽ'-nipeqa֤d lahem֙ me'֔umah kּal-yeme֖y heyota֥m bּakּaremeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Now I hear that it is sheep-shearing time. When your shepherds were with us, we did not ill-treat them, and the whole time they were at Carmel nothing of theirs was missing.

וְעַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י גֹזְזִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ עַתָּ֗ה הָרֹעִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֙ הָי֣וּ עִמָּ֔נוּ לֹ֣א הֶכְלַמְנ֗וּם וְלֹֽא־נִפְקַ֤ד לָהֶם֙ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵ֖י הֱיוֹתָ֥ם בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshe'a֨l 'et-ne'are֜yka veyagּi֣ydu la֗ke veyimetze'֨u hanּe'ari֥ym chen֙ bּe'eyne֔yka kּiֽy-'al-y֥om t֖ob bּa֑nu tּenah-nּa֗ 'et֩ 'ashshe֨r tּimetza֤ yaֽdeka֙ la'abade֔yka ulebineka֖ ledaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ask your own servants and they will tell you. Therefore be favourable toward my men, since we come at a festive time. Please give your servants and your son David whatever you can find for them.'"

שְׁאַ֨ל אֶת־נְעָרֶ֜יךָ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֗ךְ וְיִמְצְא֨וּ הַנְּעָרִ֥ים חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־עַל־י֥וֹם ט֖וֹב בָּ֑נוּ תְּנָה־נָּ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבִנְךָ֖ לְדָוִֽד׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨'u֙ na'are֣y davi֔d vayedabּer֧u 'el-naba֛l kּekal-hadּebari֥ym ha'e֖lּeh bּeshshe֣m dּavi֑d vayּanֽuchu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When David’s men arrived, they gave Nabal this message in David’s name and then waited.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ נַעֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַיְדַבְּר֧וּ אֶל־נָבָ֛ל כְּכָל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בְּשֵׁ֣ם דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּנֽוּחוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'an naba֜l 'et-'abede֤y david֙ vayּo֔'mer mi֥y davi֖d umi֣y ben-yishsha֑y hayּom֙ rabּ֣u 'abadi֔ym hamּitepּa֣retzi֔ym 'i֖yshsh mipּene֥y 'adonaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is this David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants are breaking away from their masters these days.

וַיַּ֨עַן נָבָ֜ל אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י דָוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר מִ֥י דָוִ֖ד וּמִ֣י בֶן־יִשָׁ֑י הַיּוֹם֙ רַבּ֣וּ עֲבָדִ֔ים הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵ֥י אֲדֹנָֽיו׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): velaqachetּi֤y 'et-lachemiy֙ ve'et-meyma֔y ve'et֙ tibechati֔y 'ashshe֥r taba֖chetּiy legoֽzeza֑y venaֽtatּiy֙ laֽ'anashshi֔ym 'ashsher֙ lo֣ yada֔'etּiy 'e֥y mizּe֖h heֽmּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?"

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ וְאֶת־מֵימַ֔י וְאֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּahapek֥u na'areֽy-davi֖d ledarekּa֑m vayּashshu֨bu֙ vayּabo֔'u vayּagּi֣du l֔o kּeko֖l hadּebari֥ym ha'eֽlּeh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David’s men turned around and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

וַיַּהַפְכ֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לְדַרְכָּ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ ל֔וֹ כְּכֹ֖ל הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֩ dּavi֨d la'anashsha֜yv chiger֣u ׀ 'i֣yshsh 'et-charebּ֗o vaֽyּachegּeru֙ 'i֣yshsh 'et-charebּ֔o vayּachegּo֥r gּam-dּavi֖d 'et-charebּ֑o vaֽyּa'al֣u ׀ 'achare֣y davi֗d kּe'arebּa֤ me'ot֙ 'i֔yshsh uma'ta֖yim yashsheb֥u 'al-hakּeliֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David said to his men, "Each of you strap on your sword!" So they did, and David strapped his on as well. About four hundred men went up with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו חִגְר֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־חַרְבּ֗וֹ וַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־חַרְבּ֔וֹ וַיַּחְגֹּ֥ר גַּם־דָּוִ֖ד אֶת־חַרְבּ֑וֹ וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֗ד כְּאַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ אִ֔ישׁ וּמָאתַ֖יִם יָשְׁב֥וּ עַל־הַכֵּלִֽים׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vela'abiyga֨yil֙ 'e֣shshet naba֔l higּi֧yd naֽ'ar-'echa֛d mehanּe'ari֖ym le'mo֑r hinּe֣h shshalach֩ dּavi֨d male'aki֧ym ׀ meֽhamּidebּa֛r lebare֥ke 'et-'adone֖ynu vayּa֥'at bּaheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings, but he hurled insults at them.

וְלַאֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת נָבָ֔ל הִגִּ֧יד נַֽעַר־אֶחָ֛ד מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֧ים ׀ מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛ר לְבָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וַיָּ֥עַט בָּהֶֽם׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): veha֣'anashshi֔ym tobi֥ym la֖nu me'o֑d velo֤ hakela֨menu֙ veloֽ'-paqa֣denu me'֔umah kּal-yemey֙ hitehalּa֣kenu 'itּa֔m bּiֽheyote֖nu bּashsּadeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yet these men were very good to us. They did not ill-treat us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.

וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים טֹבִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹ֤א הָכְלַ֨מְנוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־פָקַ֣דְנוּ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ אִתָּ֔ם בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): chomah֙ hay֣u 'ale֔ynu gּam-la֖yelah gּam-yoma֑m kּal-yeme֛y heyote֥nu 'imּa֖m ro'i֥ym hatzּoֽ'n׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Night and day they were a wall around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.

חוֹמָה֙ הָי֣וּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ גַּם־לַ֖יְלָה גַּם־יוֹמָ֑ם כָּל־יְמֵ֛י הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ עִמָּ֖ם רֹעִ֥ים הַצֹּֽאן׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֗h dּe'i֤y ure'iy֙ maֽh-tּa'ashsi֔y kּiֽy-kaleta֧h hara'a֛h 'el-'adone֖ynu ve'a֣l kּal-bּeyt֑o vehu'֙ bּen-bּeliyּa֔'al midּabּe֖r 'elaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him."

וְעַתָּ֗ה דְּעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂ֔י כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֧ה הָרָעָ֛ה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וְעַ֣ל כָּל־בֵּית֑וֹ וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־בְּלִיַּ֔עַל מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּemahe֣r 'bvgyl 'abiyga֡yil vatּiqּach֩ ma'ta֨yim le֜chem ushshena֣yim nibeley-ya֗yin vechame֨shsh tzo֤'n 'shvvt 'ashsuyot֙ vechame֤shsh se'iym֙ qali֔y ume'a֥h tzimּuqi֖ym uma'ta֣yim dּebeli֑ym vatּa֖shsem 'al-hachamoriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Abigail acted quickly. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred cakes of raisins and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.

וַתְּמַהֵ֣ר אבוגיל אֲבִיגַ֡יִל וַתִּקַּח֩ מָאתַ֨יִם לֶ֜חֶם וּשְׁנַ֣יִם נִבְלֵי־יַ֗יִן וְחָמֵ֨שׁ צֹ֤אן עשוות עֲשׂוּיֹת֙ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קָלִ֔י וּמֵאָ֥ה צִמֻּקִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִם דְּבֵלִ֑ים וַתָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־הַחֲמֹרִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֤'mer line'are֨yha֙ 'iber֣u lepana֔y hineni֖y 'achareyke֣m bּa'a֑h ule'iyshsha֥hּ naba֖l lo֥ higּiֽydah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then she told her servants, "Go on ahead; I’ll follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לִנְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י הִנְנִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה וּלְאִישָׁ֥הּ נָבָ֖ל לֹ֥א הִגִּֽידָה׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֞h hi֣y ׀ roke֣bet 'aֽl-hacham֗or veyore֨det֙ bּese֣ter haha֔r vehinּe֤h david֙ va'anashsha֔yv yoredi֖ym liqera'ta֑hּ vatּipegּo֖shsh 'otaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them.

וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא ׀ רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמ֗וֹר וְיֹרֶ֨דֶת֙ בְּסֵ֣תֶר הָהָ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה דָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vedavi֣d 'ama֗r 'ake֩ lashshּe֨qer shshama֜retּiy 'eֽt-kּal-'ashshe֤r lazeh֙ bּamּidebּa֔r velo'-nipeqa֥d mikּal-'ashsher-l֖o me'֑umah vayּaֽshsheb-li֥y ra'a֖h tּa֥chat tobaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David had just said, "It’s been useless, all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing. He has paid me back evil for good.

וְדָוִ֣ד אָמַ֗ר אַךְ֩ לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָזֶה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָה וַיָּֽשֶׁב־לִ֥י רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoh-ya'ashse֧h 'elohi֛ym le'oyebe֥y davi֖d veko֣h yosi֑yp 'im-'ashshe'i֧yr mikּal-'ashsher-l֛o 'ad-habּo֖qer mashshetּi֥yn bּeqiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May God deal with David, be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!"

כֹּה־יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְאֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֑יף אִם־אַשְׁאִ֧יר מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ עַד־הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֤re 'abiyga֨yil֙ 'et-dּavi֔d vatּemahe֕r vatּe֖red me'a֣l hacham֑or vatּipּo֞l le'apּe֤y david֙ 'al-pּane֔yha vatּishshetּa֖chu 'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.

וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר וַתֵּ֖רֶד מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַתִּפֹּ֞ל לְאַפֵּ֤י דָוִד֙ עַל־פָּנֶ֔יהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּipּol֙ 'al-ragela֔yv vatּo֕'mer bּiy-'ani֥y 'adoni֖y heֽ'avo֑n uֽtedabּer-na֤ 'amaֽteka֙ bּe'azene֔yka ushshema֕ 'e֖t dּibere֥y 'amateֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She fell at his feet and said: "Pardon your servant, my lord, and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say.

וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בִּי־אֲנִ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הֶֽעָוֺ֑ן וּֽתְדַבֶּר־נָ֤א אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ וּשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-na֣ yashsi֣ym 'adoni֣y ׀ 'et-libּ֡o 'el-'iyshsh֩ habּeliyּa֨'al hazּe֜h 'al-naba֗l kּi֤y kishshemo֙ kּen-h֔u naba֣l shshem֔o unebala֖h 'imּ֑o vֽa'aniy֙ 'ama֣teka֔ lo֥ ra'i֛ytiy 'et-na'are֥y 'adoni֖y 'ashshe֥r shshalaֽchetּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name, his name means Fool, and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men our lord sent.

אַל־נָ֣א יָשִׂ֣ים אֲדֹנִ֣י ׀ אֶת־לִבּ֡וֹ אֶל־אִישׁ֩ הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַל הַזֶּ֜ה עַל־נָבָ֗ל כִּ֤י כִשְׁמוֹ֙ כֶּן־ה֔וּא נָבָ֣ל שְׁמ֔וֹ וּנְבָלָ֖ה עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לֹ֥א רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־נַעֲרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h 'adoni֗y chay-yehva֤h vecheֽy-napeshsheka֙ 'ashshe֨r mena'aka֤ yehvah֙ mibּ֣o bedami֔ym vehoshshe֥'a yadeka֖ la֑ke ve'atּa֗h yiֽhey֤u kenabal֙ 'oyebe֔yka vehaֽmebaqeshshi֥ym 'el-'adoni֖y ra'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, my lord, as surely as the LORD your God lives and as you live, since the LORD has kept you from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.

וְעַתָּ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֗י חַי־יְהוָ֤ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מְנָעֲךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדְךָ֖ לָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽהְי֤וּ כְנָבָל֙ אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י רָעָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ habּeraka֣h hazּo֔'t 'ashsher-hebi֥y shshipechateka֖ laֽ'doni֑y venitּenah֙ lanּe'ari֔ym hamּiֽtehalּeki֖ym bּeragele֥y 'adoniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And let this gift, which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.

וְעַתָּה֙ הַבְּרָכָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖ לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְנִתְּנָה֙ לַנְּעָרִ֔ים הַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shsa֥ na֖ lepe֣shsha 'amate֑ka kּi֣y 'ashsoֽh-ya'ashseh֩ yehva֨h laֽ'doni֜y bּa֣yit ne'ema֗n kּiy-milecham֤ot yehvah֙ 'adoni֣y nilecha֔m vera'a֛h lo'-timּatze֥ beka֖ miyּameֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Please forgive your servant’s presumption. the LORD will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the LORD’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.

שָׂ֥א נָ֖א לְפֶ֣שַׁע אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י עָשֹֽׂה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לַֽאדֹנִ֜י בַּ֣יִת נֶאֱמָ֗ן כִּי־מִלְחֲמ֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י נִלְחָ֔ם וְרָעָ֛ה לֹא־תִמָּצֵ֥א בְךָ֖ מִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤qam 'adam֙ liredapeka֔ ulebaqּe֖shsh 'et-napeshshe֑ka veֽhayetah֩ ne֨peshsh 'adoni֜y tzerura֣h ׀ bּitzer֣or hachayּi֗ym 'e֚t yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka ve'e֨t ne֤peshsh 'oyebe֨yka֙ yeqalּe'e֔nּah bּet֖oke kּa֥p haqּaֽla'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life, the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the LORD your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl away as from the pocket of a sling.

וַיָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙ לִרְדָפְךָ֔ וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְֽהָיְתָה֩ נֶ֨פֶשׁ אֲדֹנִ֜י צְרוּרָ֣ה ׀ בִּצְר֣וֹר הַחַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֨יךָ֙ יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה בְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ף הַקָּֽלַע׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h kּiֽy-ya'ashse֤h yehvah֙ laֽ'doni֔y kּeko֛l 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r 'et-hatּoba֖h 'ale֑yka vetziueka֥ lenagi֖yd 'al-yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the LORD has fulfiled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler over Israel,

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֶת־הַטּוֹבָ֖ה עָלֶ֑יךָ וְצִוְּךָ֥ לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֣ tiheye֣h zo֣'t ׀ leka֡ lepuqah֩ ulemikeshsh֨ol le֜b la'doni֗y velishshepּake-dּam֙ chinּa֔m ulehoshshi֥y'a 'adoni֖y l֑o veheyti֤b yehvah֙ laֽ'doni֔y vezakaretּa֖ 'et-'amateֽka׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the LORD has brought my lord success, remember your servant."

וְלֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את ׀ לְךָ֡ לְפוּקָה֩ וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל לֵ֜ב לַאדֹנִ֗י וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖י ל֑וֹ וְהֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer dּavi֖d la'abiyga֑l bּar֤uke yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashshe֧r shshelache֛ke hayּ֥om hazּe֖h liqera'tiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David said to Abigail, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubar֥uke ta'eme֖ke uberuka֣h 'a֑tּe 'ashshe֨r kּeliti֜niy hayּ֤om hazּeh֙ mibּ֣o bedami֔ym vehoshshe֥'a yadi֖y liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May you be blessed for your good judgement and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.

וּבָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ וּבְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖י לִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ula֗m chay-yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashshe֣r mena'a֔niy mehara֖ 'ota֑ke kּi֣y ׀ lule֣y miha֗retּe vtb'ty vatּabo't֙ liqera'ti֔y kּi֣y 'im-nota֧r lenaba֛l 'ad-'֥or habּo֖qer mashshetּi֥yn bּeqiֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has kept me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak."

וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְנָעַ֔נִי מֵהָרַ֖ע אֹתָ֑ךְ כִּ֣י ׀ לוּלֵ֣י מִהַ֗רְתְּ ותבאתי וַתָּבֹאת֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י כִּ֣י אִם־נוֹתַ֧ר לְנָבָ֛ל עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֤ch dּavid֙ miyּada֔hּ 'e֥t 'ashsher-hebi֖y'ah l֑o vela֣hּ 'ama֗r 'ali֤y leshshalom֙ lebeyte֔ke re'iy֙ shshama֣'etּiy beqole֔ke va'eshsּa֖ pּanaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him and said, "Go home in peace. I have heard your words and granted your request."

וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִד֙ מִיָּדָ֔הּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֖יאָה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֣הּ אָמַ֗ר עֲלִ֤י לְשָׁלוֹם֙ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ רְאִי֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְ וָאֶשָּׂ֖א פָּנָֽיִךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּabo֣ 'abiyga֣yil ׀ 'el-naba֡l vehinּeh-lo֩ mishshetּe֨h bּebeyt֜o kּemishshetּe֣h hamּe֗leke vele֤b nabal֙ t֣ob 'ala֔yv veh֥u shshikּo֖r 'ad-me'o֑d veloֽ'-higּi֣ydah lּ֗o dּaba֥r qato֛n vegad֖ol 'ad-'֥or habּoֽqer׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk. So she told him nothing at all until daybreak.

וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲבִיגַ֣יִל ׀ אֶל־נָבָ֡ל וְהִנֵּה־לוֹ֩ מִשְׁתֶּ֨ה בְּבֵית֜וֹ כְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְלֵ֤ב נָבָל֙ ט֣וֹב עָלָ֔יו וְה֥וּא שִׁכֹּ֖ר עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹֽא־הִגִּ֣ידָה לּ֗וֹ דָּבָ֥ר קָטֹ֛ן וְגָד֖וֹל עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּֽקֶר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y babּo֗qer bּetze֤'t hayּa֨yin֙ minּaba֔l vatּagּed-l֣o 'ishshetּ֔o 'et-hadּebari֖ym ha'e֑lּeh vayּa֤mat libּo֙ bּeqirebּ֔o veh֖u haya֥h le'aֽben׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone.

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֗קֶר בְּצֵ֤את הַיַּ֨יִן֙ מִנָּבָ֔ל וַתַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּ֤מָת לִבּוֹ֙ בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וְה֖וּא הָיָ֥ה לְאָֽבֶן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֖y kּa'ashse֣ret hayּami֑ym vayּigּo֧p yehva֛h 'et-naba֖l vayּamoֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal and he died.

וַיְהִ֖י כַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַיָּמִ֑ים וַיִּגֹּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָבָ֖ל וַיָּמֹֽת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֣ dּavid֮ kּi֣y me֣t nabal֒ vayּo֡'mer bּar֣uke yehva֡h 'ashshe֣r rab֩ 'et-ri֨yb cherepּati֜y miyּa֣d naba֗l ve'et-'abedּo֙ chashsa֣ke meֽra'a֔h ve'et֙ ra'a֣t naba֔l heshshi֥yb yehva֖h bּero'shsh֑o vayּishshela֤ch dּavid֙ vayedabּe֣r bּa'abiyga֔yil leqachetּa֥hּ l֖o le'ishshּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, "Praise be to the LORD, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wickedness down on his own head." Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִד֮ כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָבָל֒ וַיֹּ֡אמֶר בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָב֩ אֶת־רִ֨יב חֶרְפָּתִ֜י מִיַּ֣ד נָבָ֗ל וְאֶת־עַבְדּוֹ֙ חָשַׂ֣ךְ מֵֽרָעָ֔ה וְאֵת֙ רָעַ֣ת נָבָ֔ל הֵשִׁ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח דָּוִד֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֜'u 'abede֥y davi֛d 'el-'abiyga֖yil hakּareme֑lah vayedabּer֤u 'ele֨yha֙ le'mo֔r dּavid֙ shshelacha֣nu 'ela֔yike leqachetּe֥ke l֖o le'ishshּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, "David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife."

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּוִד֙ שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ אֵלַ֔יִךְ לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֕qam vatּishshetּa֥chu 'apּa֖yim 'a֑retzah vatּo֗'mer hinּe֤h 'amaֽteka֙ leshshipecha֔h lirecho֕tz ragele֖y 'abede֥y 'adoniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, "I am your servant and am ready to serve you and wash the feet of my lord’s servants."

וַתָּ֕קָם וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לְשִׁפְחָ֔ה לִרְחֹ֕ץ רַגְלֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּemahe֞r vatּa֣qam 'abiyga֗yil vatּirekּab֙ 'aֽl-hacham֔or vechameshsh֙ na'arote֔yha haholek֖ot leragela֑hּ vatּe֗leke 'aֽcharey֙ male'ake֣y davi֔d vatּehiy-l֖o le'ishshּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife.

וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר וַתָּ֣קָם אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּרְכַּב֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וְחָמֵשׁ֙ נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ הַהֹלְכ֖וֹת לְרַגְלָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ מַלְאֲכֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-'achiyno֛'am laqa֥ch dּavi֖d miֽyּizere'e֑'l vatּiheye֛yna gּaֽm-shshetּeyhe֥n l֖o lenashshiֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they both were his wives.

וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן ל֖וֹ לְנָשִֽׁים׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsha'֗ul nata֛n 'et-miyka֥l bּitּ֖o 'e֣shshet dּavi֑d lepaleti֥y ben-la֖yishsh 'ashshe֥r migּalּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim. Bittersweet outcomes were common.

וְשָׁא֗וּל נָתַ֛ן אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתּ֖וֹ אֵ֣שֶׁת דָּוִ֑ד לְפַלְטִ֥י בֶן־לַ֖יִשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִגַּלִּֽים׃