Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 16:14-19

14Now the Spiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068departedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493fromמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of distressרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451fromמֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068began to torment himוּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּu.vi.'a.Ta.tuH1204.

15Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “Surelyהִנֵּה־ נָ֧אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994a spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of distressרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451from Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430is tormenting youמְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃me.va.'i.Te.khaH1204.

16Let our lordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113commandיֹאמַר־ נָ֤אyo.mar- na'H559 H4994your 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.YahH3658 H1961.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.DoH5059 H3027, and you will bewellוְט֥וֹבve.TovH2896.”

17And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559hisאֶל־'el-H413servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Findרְאוּ־ נָ֣אre.'u- na'H7200 H4994mesomeoneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376who playsלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190,and bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935himto meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.”

18Oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨הme.ha.ne.'a.Rim vai.Yo.mer hi.NehH5288 H559 H2009answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.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.MahH376 H4421,eloquentוּנְב֥וֹן דָּבָ֖ר וְאִ֣ישׁu.ne.Von da.Var ve.'IshH995 H1697 H376and 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.LaiH7971 H413meאֶת־'et-H853your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with the sheepבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.”

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