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וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּ֨רֶד֙ אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִ֔יף וְאִתֹּ֛ו שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִֽיף׃ And Shaʾul arose and went down to the wilderness of Zif, and with him were three thousand chosen men of Yisraʾel, to seek Dawid in the wilderness of … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַזִּפִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲלֹ֨וא דָוִ֤ד מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ And the Zifim came to Shaʾul at the Giveʿa, saying, “Is not Dawid hiding in the hill of Haḥilah, before the Yeshimon?”   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (vayyavoʾu) – … Continue reading →

וְשָׁא֗וּל נָתַ֛ן אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתֹּ֖ו אֵ֣שֶׁת דָּוִ֑ד לְפַלְטִ֥י בֶן־לַ֖יִשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מִגַּלִּֽים׃ And Shaʾul gave Mikal his daughter, the wife of Dawid, to Palṭi son of Layish, who was from Gallim.   Morphology וְשָׁא֗וּל (ve-Shaʾul) – Root: שׁאל (shaʾal); Form: Proper noun, … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן לֹ֖ו לְנָשִֽׁים׃ ס And Dawid took Aḥinoʿam from Yizreʿel, and both of them became his wives.   Morphology וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם (ve-et Aḥinoʿam) – Root: אחינעם (Aḥinoʿam); Form: Proper noun, feminine singular with direct object marker; … Continue reading →

וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר וַתָּ֣קָם אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּרְכַּב֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמֹ֔ור וְחָמֵשׁ֙ נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ הַהֹלְכֹ֖ות לְרַגְלָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ מַלְאֲכֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַתְּהִי־לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Avigayil hurried and arose, and she rode upon the donkey, and her five maidens who walked at her feet, and she went after the … Continue reading →

וַתָּ֕קָם וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לְשִׁפְחָ֔ה לִרְחֹ֕ץ רַגְלֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And she arose and bowed herself, face to the ground, and said, “Behold, your maidservant is as a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּוִד֙ שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ אֵלַ֔יִךְ לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And the servants of Dawid came to Avigayil at Karmel, and they spoke to her, saying, “Dawid has sent us to you to take you to … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִד֮ כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָבָל֒ וַיֹּ֡אמֶר בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָב֩ אֶת־רִ֨יב חֶרְפָּתִ֜י מִיַּ֣ד נָבָ֗ל וְאֶת־עַבְדֹּו֙ חָשַׂ֣ךְ מֵֽרָעָ֔ה וְאֵת֙ רָעַ֣ת נָבָ֔ל הֵשִׁ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה בְּרֹאשֹׁ֑ו וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח דָּוִד֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ לֹ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ And Dawid heard that Naval had died, and he said, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֖י כַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַיָּמִ֑ים וַיִּגֹּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָבָ֖ל וַיָּמֹֽת׃ And it came to pass after about ten days, that YHWH struck Naval, and he died.   Morphology וַיְהִ֖י (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֗קֶר בְּצֵ֤את הַיַּ֨יִן֙ מִנָּבָ֔ל וַתַּגֶּד־לֹ֣ו אִשְׁתֹּ֔ו אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּ֤מָת לִבֹּו֙ בְּקִרְבֹּ֔ו וְה֖וּא הָיָ֥ה לְאָֽבֶן׃ And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine had gone out from Naval, that his wife told him these things, and his … Continue reading →

וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲבִיגַ֣יִל אֶל־נָבָ֡ל וְהִנֵּה־לֹו֩ מִשְׁתֶּ֨ה בְּבֵיתֹ֜ו כְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְלֵ֤ב נָבָל֙ טֹ֣וב עָלָ֔יו וְה֥וּא שִׁכֹּ֖ר עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹֽא־הִגִּ֣ידָה לֹּ֗ו דָּבָ֥ר קָטֹ֛ן וְגָדֹ֖ול עַד־אֹ֥ור הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ And Avigayil came to Naval, and behold, he had a feast in his house, like the feast of … Continue reading →

וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִד֙ מִיָּדָ֔הּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֖יאָה לֹ֑ו וְלָ֣הּ אָמַ֗ר עֲלִ֤י לְשָׁלֹום֙ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ רְאִי֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקֹולֵ֔ךְ וָאֶשָּׂ֖א פָּנָֽיִךְ׃ And Dawid took from her hand what she had brought to him, and he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house; … Continue reading →

וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְנָעַ֔נִי מֵהָרַ֖ע אֹתָ֑ךְ כִּ֣י לוּלֵ֣י מִהַ֗רְתְּ וּבָאתִ֛י לִקְרָאתִ֔י כִּ֣י אִם־נֹותַ֧ר לְנָבָ֛ל עַד־אֹ֥ור הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃ But as YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, surely, if you had not … Continue reading →

וּבָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ וּבְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיֹּ֤ום הַזֶּה֙ מִבֹּ֣וא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖י לִֽי׃ And blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from coming into bloodshed and from saving myself by my own hand. … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְ הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי׃ And Dawid said to Avigayil, “Blessed be YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel, who has sent you this day to meet me.   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את לְךָ֡ לְפוּקָה֩ וּלְמִכְשֹׁ֨ול לֵ֜ב לַאדֹנִ֗י וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּלְהֹושִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖י לֹ֑ו וְהֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ ס And this shall not be for you a stumbling block or an obstacle of heart to my lord, to shed innocent … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֶת־הַטֹּובָ֖ה עָלֶ֑יךָ וְצִוְּךָ֥ לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And it shall be, when YHWH has done for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and has appointed you as ruler over … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙ לִרְדָפְךָ֔ וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְֽהָיְתָה֩ נֶ֨פֶשׁ אֲדֹנִ֜י צְרוּרָ֣ה בִּצְרֹ֣ור הַחַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֨יךָ֙ יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה בְּתֹ֖וךְ כַּ֥ף הַקָּֽלַע׃ And if a man rises to pursue you and to seek your life, then the soul of my lord … Continue reading →

שָׂ֥א נָ֖א לְפֶ֣שַׁע אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י עָשֹֽׂה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לַֽאדֹנִ֜י בַּ֣יִת נֶאֱמָ֗ן כִּי־מִלְחֲמֹ֤ות יְהוָה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י נִלְחָ֔ם וְרָעָ֛ה לֹא־תִמָּצֵ֥א בְךָ֖ מִיָּמֶֽיךָ׃ Forgive, please, the transgression of your servant, for YHWH will certainly make for my lord a lasting house, because my lord fights … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּה֙ הַבְּרָכָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖ לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְנִתְּנָה֙ לַנְּעָרִ֔ים הַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי׃ And now, this blessing which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who walk at the feet of my lord.   … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֗י חַי־יְהוָ֤ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מְנָעֲךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ מִבֹּ֣וא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹושֵׁ֥עַ יָדְךָ֖ לָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽהְי֤וּ כְנָבָל֙ אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י רָעָֽה׃ And now, my lord, as YHWH lives and as your soul lives, since YHWH has restrained you from coming in bloodshed … Continue reading →

אַל־נָ֣א יָשִׂ֣ים אֲדֹנִ֣י אֶת־לִבֹּ֡ו אֶל־אִישׁ֩ הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַל הַזֶּ֜ה עַל־נָבָ֗ל כִּ֤י כִשְׁמֹו֙ כֶּן־ה֔וּא נָבָ֣ל שְׁמֹ֔ו וּנְבָלָ֖ה עִמֹּ֑ו וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לֹ֥א רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־נַעֲרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְתָּ׃ Let not my lord set his heart against this worthless man, against Naval, for as his name … Continue reading →

וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בִּי־אֲנִ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הֶֽעָוֹ֑ן וּֽתְדַבֶּר־נָ֤א אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ וּשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃ And she fell at his feet and said, “Upon me, my lord, be the guilt! And let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words … Continue reading →

וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֲבִיגַ֨יִל֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר וַתֵּ֖רֶד מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמֹ֑ור וַתִּפֹּ֞ל לְאַפֵּ֤י דָוִד֙ עַל־פָּנֶ֔יהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרֶץ׃ And Avigayil saw Dawid, and she hurried and got down from the donkey, and she fell before Dawid on her face and bowed herself to the ground. … Continue reading →

כֹּה־יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְאֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֑יף אִם־אַשְׁאִ֧יר מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֛ו עַד־הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר׃ Thus may God do to the enemies of Dawid, and thus may He add, if I leave of all that belongs to him by morning even one who urinates … Continue reading →

וְדָוִ֣ד אָמַ֗ר אַךְ֩ לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָזֶה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֖ו מְא֑וּמָה וַיָּֽשֶׁב־לִ֥י רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טֹובָֽה׃ And Dawid said, “Surely for nothing have I guarded all that belongs to this man in the wilderness, so that nothing of all that was … Continue reading →

וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמֹ֗ור וְיֹרֶ֨דֶת֙ בְּסֵ֣תֶר הָהָ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה דָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם׃ And it happened, as she was riding on the donkey and coming down by the hidden part of the mountain, that behold, Dawid and his men … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לִנְעָרֶ֨יהָ֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י הִנְנִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה וּלְאִישָׁ֥הּ נָבָ֖ל לֹ֥א הִגִּֽידָה׃ And she said to her young men, “Pass on before me; behold, I am coming after you.” But she did not tell her husband Naval.   Morphology וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (vatomer) … Continue reading →

וַתְּמַהֵ֣ר אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּקַּח֩ מָאתַ֨יִם לֶ֜חֶם וּשְׁנַ֣יִם נִבְלֵי־יַ֗יִן וְחָמֵ֨שׁ צֹ֤אן עֲשׂוּיֹות֙ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קָלִ֔י וּמֵאָ֥ה צִמֻּקִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִם דְּבֵלִ֑ים וַתָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־הַחֲמֹרִֽים׃ And Avigayil hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, and two skins of wine, and five prepared sheep, and five … Continue reading →

וְעַתָּ֗ה דְּעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂ֔י כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֧ה הָרָעָ֛ה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וְעַ֣ל כָּל־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־בְּלִיַּ֔עַל מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו׃ And now, consider and see what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is a worthless man, … Continue reading →