Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 16:21-23
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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