Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 16:19-23

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.

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