Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 19:18-23
18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732ran awayבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422.And he wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050at Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046himאֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him.Then heהוּא֙hu'H1931and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Naiothand stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.
20heשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to seizeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853himדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732.But when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶֽת־'et-H853the groupלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,with Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל עֹמֵ֥דu.she.mu.'El 'o.MedH8050H5975leading themנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324,the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921themעַֽל־'al-H5921,and Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397alsoגַּם־gam-H1571began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012הֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.
21When this was reportedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971moreאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,but theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586tried againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397a thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time,and evenגַּם־gam-H1571theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.
22Finally, Saul himselfה֜וּאhu'H1931left forוַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־vai.Ye.lekh gam-H1980H1571Ramahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704the largeהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cisternבּ֤וֹרBorH953at Secuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906,where he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.yish.'Al vai.Yo.merH7592H559, “Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375are Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050and Davidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732?” “At Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414,”he was toldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559הִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009.
23So Saul wentשָׁ֔םShamH1980H8033toאֶל־'el-H413Naiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.But the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961uponעָלָ֨יו'a.LavH5921evenגַּם־gam-H1571Saulה֜וּאhu'H1931,and he walked alongH1980prophesyingוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012untilעַד־'ad-H5704he came toבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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