Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 16
1Now the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704H4970are youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859going to mournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,since Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589have rejected himמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988as kingמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Fill your hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081and goוְלֵ֤ךְve.LekhH1980.I am sendingאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toאֶל־'el-H413Jesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448of BethlehemH1022,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have selectedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200from his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428for Myself.”
2“Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980?”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586will hear of itוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085and kill meוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026!”The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697H1241with youבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘I have comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.’
3Then inviteוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077,and Iוְאָֽנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595will show youאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213.You are to anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886for Meאֵ֥ת'etH853the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I indicateאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”
4So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֵ֚ת'etH853didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BethlehemH1035.When the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the townהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892met himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,they trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729and askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935in peaceשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?”
5“In peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “I have comeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Consecrate yourselvesהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942and comeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077.”Then he consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121and invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themto the sacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.
7But the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do notאַל־'al-H408considerתַּבֵּ֧ט אֶל־ta.Bet 'el-H5027H413his appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּ וְאֶל־mar.'E.hu ve.'el-H4758H413or heightגְּבֹ֥הַּ קוֹמָת֖וֹge.Vo.ah ko.ma.ToH1364H6967,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have rejected himמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988כִּ֣י׀kiH3588; the LORD doesnotלֹ֗אLo'H3808seeasאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120doesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120seesיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200the outward appearanceלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,but the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068seesיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the heartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.”
8Then Jesseיִשַׁי֙ אֶל־yi.Shai 'el-H3448H413calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41and presented himוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,who saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088one eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”
10Thus Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448made sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, “The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977any of theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.”
11And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050H413askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, “Are these allהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552the sons you haveהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?” “There is stillע֚וֹד שָׁאַ֣רod sha.'ArH5750H7604the youngestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,”Jesse repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “but he isוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009tendingרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462the sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.” “Send forשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971himוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050H413repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559יִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448. “Forכִּ֥יkiH3588we will notלֹא־lo'-H3808sit downנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437to eatuntilעַד־'ad-H5704he arrivesבֹּא֥וֹ פֹֽה׃bo.'O FohH935H6311.”
12So Jesse sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his youngest sonand brought him inוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935.Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,with beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303eyesעִם־ עֵינַ֖יִם'im- 'ei.Na.yimH5869H5973and a handsomeוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896appearanceרֹ֑אִי פRo.'iH7210.And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Riseק֥וּםkumH6965andanoint himמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the oneזֶ֥הzehH2088.”
13So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himאֹתוֹ֮'o.ToH853in the presenceבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of his brothersאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251,and the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.
David Serves Saul
16Let our lordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113commandיֹאמַר־ נָ֤אyo.mar- na'H559H4994your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650hereלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to seek outיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245someoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376who can skillfullyיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045playמְנַגֵּ֣ןme.na.GenH5059the harpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹר וְהָיָ֗הba.ki.Nor ve.ha.YahH3658H1961.Wheneverבִּֽהְי֨וֹתbih.YotH1961the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of distressרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430is upon youעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,he is to play itוְנִגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹve.ni.Gen be.ya.DoH5059H3027, and you will bewellוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896.”
18Oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨הme.ha.ne.'a.Rim vai.Yo.mer hi.NehH5288H559H2009answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030, “I have seenרָאִ֜יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121of Jesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448of BethlehemH1022who knowsיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045how to playנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059the harp.He is a mighty manוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368of valorחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428,a warriorוְאִ֧ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֛הve.'Ish mil.cha.MahH376H4421,eloquentוּנְב֥וֹן דָּבָ֖ר וְאִ֣ישׁu.ne.Von da.Var ve.'IshH995H1697H376and handsomeתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389,and the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.”
19So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֥ה אֵלַ֛יshil.Chah 'e.LaiH7971H413meאֶת־'et-H853your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with the sheepבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.”
20And Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a donkeyחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2543loaded withbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,a skinוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997of wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,and oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259young goatוּגְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖יםu.ge.Di 'i.ZimH1423H5795and sent themוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586withבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.
21When Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and entered his serviceוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָ֑יוvai.ya.'a.Mod le.fa.NavH5975H6440,Saul loved himוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157very muchמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and David becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hisarmor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים׃no.Se' khe.LimH5375H3627.
22Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732remain in my serviceיַעֲמָד־ נָ֤א לְפָנַ֔יya.'a.mod- na' le.fa.NaiH5975H4994H6440,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I am pleased withמָ֥צָא חֵ֖ןMa.tza' chenH4672H2580himבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.”
23And wheneverוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameבִּֽהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961uponאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853would pick upוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947his harpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658and playוְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹve.ni.Gen be.ya.DoH5059H3027.Then Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586would find reliefוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304and feel betterוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896,and the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of distressהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451would departוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from himמֵעָלָ֖יוme.'a.LavH5921.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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