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1 Samuel 16:14-23

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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