Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 16:14-19

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.

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