New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:21-23

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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