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1 Samuel 16

1AndJehovahsaidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Howlongwiltthoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,seeingH7200Ihaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988himfrombeingkingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thyhornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081,andgoH7971:Iwillsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971theetoJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448theBeth-lehemite;forIhaveprovidedmeakingH4428amonghissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.

2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349canIgoH935? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it,hewillkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.AndJehovahsaidH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947aheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת'eg.LatH5697withthee,andsayH559,Iamcomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076toJehovah.

3AndcallH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448tothesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077,andIwillshowtheewhatthou shaltdo:andthou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886untomehimwhomInameunto thee.

4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didthatwhichJehovahspake,andcameH935toBeth-lehem.Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892cameH935tomeetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122himtremblingH2729,andsaidH559, Comest thoupeaceably?

5AndhesaidH559,Peaceably;Iamcomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077untoJehovah:sanctifyH6942yourselves,andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935withmetothesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.AndhesanctifiedH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448andhissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,andcalledH7121themtothesacrificeH2077.

6AnditcameH935topass,whentheywereH1961comeH935,thathelookedH7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446,andsaidH559,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389Jehovah’sanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899isbeforehim.

7ButJehovahsaidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notonhiscountenance,orontheheightH6967ofhisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseIhaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him:forJehovahseethnotasmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth;formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethontheoutwardappearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758,butJehovahlookethontheheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andmadehimpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhathJehovahchosenH977this.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhathJehovahchosenH977this.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651ofhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,JehovahhathnotchosenH977these.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448,Arehereפֹֽה׃FohH6311allthychildren?AndhesaidH559,ThereremainethyetH5750theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,and,behold,heiskeepingthesheepH6629.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andfetchhim;forwewillnotsitdowntillhecomeH935hither.

12AndhesentH7971,andbroughtH935himin.Nowhewasruddy,andwithalofabeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenance,andgoodlytolookupon.AndJehovahsaidH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him;forthisishe.

13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himinthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofhisbrethren:andtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahcamemightilyuponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forward.SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965up,andwenttoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

14NowtheSpiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovahdepartedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,andanevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromJehovahtroubledhim.

15AndSaul’sservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidH559untohim,Beholdnow,anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430troubleth thee.

16Letourlordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113nowcommandthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,thatarebeforethee,toseekיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245outamanH376whoisaskilfulplayerontheharpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658:anditshallcometopass,whentheevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430isuponthee,thatheshallplayH5059withhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andthou shaltbeH1961wellH2895.

17AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,ProvidemenowamanH376thatcanplayלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190,andbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935himtome.

18Thenansweredoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376,andsaidH559,Behold,IhaveseenH7200asonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121ofJesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448theBeth-lehemite,thatisskilfulinplayingנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059,andamightyוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofvalor,andamanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,andprudentinspeech,andacomelypersonH376;andJehovahiswithhim.

19WhereforeSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,andsaidH559,SendH7971meDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,whoiswiththesheepH6629.

20AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookH3947anass ladenwithbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,andabottleofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,andakid,andsentH7971thembyDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121untoSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

21AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andstoodH5975beforehim:andhelovedH157himgreatly;andhebecameH1961hisarmorbearer.

22AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971toJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,LetDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,Ipraythee,standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeme;forhehathfoundH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inmysight.

23Anditcametopass,whentheevilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH3947theharpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658,andplayedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:soSaulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586wasH1961refreshed,andwasH1961wellH2895,andtheevilH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493fromhim.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16

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