New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:14-23

14Now the Spiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068departedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493from Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, andan evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068terrorizedוּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּu.vi.'a.Ta.tuH1204him.

15Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650then saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֧אna'H4994,an evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430is terrorizingמְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃me.va.'i.Te.khaH1204you.

16Let our lordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113nowנָ֤אna'H4994commandיֹאמַר־yo.mar-H559your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who are beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you. Let them seekיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376who is a skillfulיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045playerמְנַגֵּ֣ןme.na.GenH5059on the harpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658;and it shall comeH1961about when the evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430is on you, thathe shall playוְנִגֵּ֥ןve.ni.GenH5059the harpwith his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and you will be wellH2895.”

17So Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Provideרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200for me nowנָ֣אna'H4994a manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376who can playלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190and bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935him to me.”

18Then oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the youngמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have seenרָאִ֜יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121of Jesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448the BethlehemiteH1022who is a skillfulיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045musicianנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059,a mightyוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368manH1368of valorחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428,a warriorמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,one prudentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995in speechדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,and a handsomeתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389manH376; andthe Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with him.”

19So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971me your sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with the flockבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.”

20Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a donkeyחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2543loaded withbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and a jugוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997of wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196and a youngוּגְדִ֥יu.ge.DiH1423goatעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971themto Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586by Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121.

21Then Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andattendedלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him; andSaul lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157him greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and he becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his armorכֵלִֽים׃khe.LimH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375.

22Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Let Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732nowנָ֤אna'H4994standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me, for he has foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.”

23So it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about whenever the evilspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameבִּֽהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732would takeוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947the harpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658and playוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059itwith his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586would be refreshedוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304and be wellH2895,and the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307would departוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from him.

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