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1 Samuel 16:14-19

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.

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