Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 16:14-23

14But the Spiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068departedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493from Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and an evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068troubledוּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּu.vi.'a.Ta.tuH1204him.

15And Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold now, an evilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430troublethמְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃me.va.'i.Te.khaH1204thee.

16Let our lordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113now commandיֹאמַר־yo.mar-H559thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, which arebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, to seek outיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376, who isa cunningיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045playerמְנַגֵּ֣ןme.na.GenH5059on an harpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658:and it shall come to pass, when the evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430is upon thee, that he shall playוְנִגֵּ֥ןve.ni.GenH5059with his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and thou shalt be wellH2895.

17And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Provideרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200me now a manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376that can playלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190,and bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935him to me.

18Then answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the servantsמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I have seenרָאִ֜יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121of Jesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448the Beth–lehemiteH1022, that iscunningיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045in playingנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059,and a mightyוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368valiant manחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428,and a manוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,and prudentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995in mattersדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,and a comelyתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389personוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with him.

19Wherefore Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971me Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thy sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, which iswith the sheepבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.

20And Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a donkeyחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2543ladenwith breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and a skinוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997of wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,and aאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kidוּגְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖יםu.ge.Di 'i.ZimH5795 H1423,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971thembyבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121unto Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

21And Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and he lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157him greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;and he became his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים׃no.Se' khe.LimH3627 H5375.

22And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,I pray thee, standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; for he hath foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

23And it came to pass, when the evilspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430was upon Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947an harpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658,and playedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059with his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:so Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586was refreshedוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304,and was wellH2895,and the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from him.

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