Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 16:14-23
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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