New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:20-22

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.”

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