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1 Samuel 16

1AndJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Howlongwiltthoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,seeingH7200Ihaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988himfromreigningoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thyhornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081,andgoH7971,Iwillsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971theetoJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemite;forIhaveprovidedmeakingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428amonghissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.

2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349shallIgoH935? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085[it],hewillkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.AndJehovahsaidH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947aheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת'eg.LatH5697withthee,andsayH559,Iamcomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076toJehovah.

3AndcallH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448tothesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077,andIwilltelltheewhatthou shaltdo;andthou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886untomehimwhomInameunto thee.

4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didwhatJehovahsaidH559,andcameH935toBethlehem.Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892cameH935tremblingH2729tomeetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him,andsaidH559, Dost thoucomeH935peaceably?

5AndhesaidH559,Peaceably:Iamcomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077toJehovah. Hallowyourselves,andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935withmetothesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.AndhehallowedJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448andhissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,andcalledH7121themtothesacrificeH2077.

6AnditcameH935topasswhentheywereH1961comeH935,thathelookedH7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446,andsaidH559,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389Jehovah'sanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899isbeforehim.

7ButJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notonhiscountenance,orontheheightH6967ofhisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseIhaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him;foritisnotasmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth;formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethupontheoutwardappearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758,butJehovahlookethupontheheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andmadehimpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhasJehovahchosenH977thisoneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhasJehovahchosenH977thisoneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651ofhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,JehovahhasnotchosenH977these.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448,Arethesealltheyoungהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288?AndhesaidH559,ThereisyetH5750theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996remainingשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604,andbehold,heisfeedingthesheepH6629.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andfetchhim;forwewillnotsitattabletillhecomeH935hither.

12AndhesentH7971andbroughtH935himin.Andhewasruddy,andbesidesofalovely countenanceandbeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303appearanceH5869.AndJehovahsaidH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him;forthisishe.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himinthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofhisbrethren.AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahcameuponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forward.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965up,andwenttoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

14AndtheSpiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofJehovahdepartedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,andanevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromJehovahtroubledhim.

15AndSaul'sservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidH559tohim,Beholdnow,anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430troubles thee.

16Letourlordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113nowspeak; thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650arebeforethee:theyshallseekיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245outamanH376,askilfulplayeronaharpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658;anditshallcometopass,whentheevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430isuponthee,thatheshallplayH5059withhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andthou shaltbeH1961wellH2895.

17AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,ProvidemenowamanH376thatcanplayלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190,andbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935himtome.

18Andoneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376answeredandsaidH559,Behold,IhaveseenH7200asonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121ofJesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemite,whoisskilledH995inplayingנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059,andheisavaliantmanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376andamanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,andskilledH995inspeech,andofgoodpresence,andJehovahiswithhim.

19ThenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448andsaidH559,SendH7971meDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,whoiswiththesheepH6629.

20AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookH3947anasswithbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,andaflaskofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,andakid,andsentH7971[them]byDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121toSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

21AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andstoodH5975beforehim;andhelovedH157himgreatly;andhebecameH1961hisarmour-bearer.

22AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971toJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,LetDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,Ipraythee,standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeme;forhehasfoundH4672favourinmysight.

23Anditcametopass,whenthe[evilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451]spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH3947theharpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658,andplayedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andSaulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586wasH1961refreshed,andwasH1961wellH2895,andtheevilH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493fromhim.

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