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1 Samuel 16:14-23

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.

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