King James Version
1 Samuel 16:1-2
1And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,How long wilt thou mournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56for Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,seeing I have rejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him from reigningמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thine hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161with oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081,and goH3212,I will sendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee to Jesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448the Beth–lehemiteH1022:for I have providedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200me a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428among his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.
2And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,How can I goH3212?if Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it,he will killוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me. And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947an heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697H1241with theeבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559,I am comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.
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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