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1 Samuel 16:19-23

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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