Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 16

1And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704wiltH56thoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,seeingH7200I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him frombeingH1121kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thinehornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081, andgoH7971, I willsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448the Beth-lehemite: for I haveprovidedH7200meH413akingH4428among hissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.

2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349canH349IgoH935? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it, he willkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026meH935. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת'eg.LatH5697with thee, andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, I amcomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Andcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077, and I will shew theewhatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213: and thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886untomeאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413himwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Inameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559unto thee.

4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Beth-lehem. And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892cameבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935tomeetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122himtremblingוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Comest thoupeaceablyשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: I amcomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935withmeH935to thesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077. And hesanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to thesacrificeH2077.

6And itcameH935topassH935, when they werecomeH935, that helookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899isbeforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048him.

7But theLORDH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notH3808on his countenance, or on theheightH6967of hisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseH3588I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him: for theLORDH3068seethnotH3808asmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth; formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120looketh on theoutwardלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758, but theLORDH3068looketh on theheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, andmadeH3448himpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeH3448Shammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madeH3448sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, Arehereפֹֽה׃FohH6311allH5704thychildrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There remaineth yet theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, he keepeth thesheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971and fetch him: forweכִּ֥יkiH3588willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sitנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437downH7971tillH5704hecomeבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hither.

12And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971, andbroughtH935him in.Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, and withal of abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenance, and goodly tolookעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869uponH935. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him: for this is he.

13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameH413mightilyuponH413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.SoH3947Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965upH6965, andwentH6965toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

14Now thespiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068haddepartedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, and anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068troubled him.

15AndSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֧אna'H4994, anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430troubleth thee.

16LetH4994ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113nowH4994commandH3027thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whichH7307arebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, toseekיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245outיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376who is a cunningplayerמְנַגֵּ֣ןme.na.GenH5059on theharpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658: and it shallcomeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassבִּֽהְי֨וֹתbih.YotH1961, when theevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430isuponעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, that he shallplayוְנִגֵּ֥ןve.ni.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, and thou shalt bewellH2895.

17AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,ProvideH7200meאֶל־'el-H413nowנָ֣אna'H4994amanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376thatcanH7200playלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190, andbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935him tomeאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

18ThenansweredH559one of theyoungמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376, andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I haveseenרָאִ֜יתִיra.'I.tiH7200asonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121ofJesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning inplayingנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059, and amightyוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of valour, and amanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421, andprudentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995inspeechדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697, and a comelypersonH376, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with him.

19WhereforeSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971meH413Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is with thesheepבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.

20AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947an ass laden withbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and abottleוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, and a kid, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971them byDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121untoSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

21AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and helovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157himgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966; and hebecameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961his armourbearer.

22AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971toJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,LetH7971Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, Iprayנָ֤אna'H4994thee,standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440meאֶל־'el-H413; for he hathfoundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favour in mysightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

23And itcameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961topassבִּֽהְי֤וֹתbih.YotH1961, when theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430wasuponמֵעָלָ֖יוme.'a.LavH5921Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH3947theharpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658, andplayedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:soH3947Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586wasrefreshedוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304, and waswellH2895, and theevilH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16

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