Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 16
1And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, How long wilt thoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, seeing I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him fromreigningמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thyhornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081, andgoH3212, I willsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemiteH1022: for I haveprovidedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200me akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428among hissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.
2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How can IgoH3212? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586shallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it, he willkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH1241H5697withtheeבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, I havecomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.
4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBethlehemH1035. And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thetownהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729at hiscomingH7125, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comestבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935thoupeaceablyשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?
5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: I havecomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with me to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077. And hesanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to thesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.
7But theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Lookתַּבֵּ֧טta.BetH5027not on hiscountenanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758, or on theheightגְּבֹ֥הַּge.Vo.ahH1364of hisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967; because I haverefusedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him: for the LORD seeth not asmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200; formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200on the outwardappearanceלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, but theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068lookethיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on theheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.
8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, and made himpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Neither hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.
10Again,Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath notchosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977these.
11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, Are hereallהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552thychildrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thereremainethשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604yet theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996, and, behold, hekeepethרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462thesheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andbringוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947him: for we will not sitdownנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437till he hathcomeבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311.
12And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971, and brought himinוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935. Now he wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, andalsoעִם־'im-H5973of abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenanceעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, and a goodappearanceוְט֣וֹב רֹ֑אִי פve.Tov Ro.'iH2896H7210. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him: for this is he.
13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and theSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117onwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605. SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.
16Let ourlordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙'a.do.Ne.nuH113nowcommandיֹאמַר־yo.mar-H559thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, who arebeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, toseekיְבַקְשׁ֕וּye.vak.ShuH1245amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376, who is askilfulיֹדֵ֖עַyo.De.a'H3045playerמְנַגֵּ֣ןme.na.GenH5059on anharpבַּכִּנּ֑וֹרba.ki.NorH3658: and it shall come to pass, when theevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430is upon thee, that he shallplayוְנִגֵּ֥ןve.ni.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, and thou shalt bewellH2895.
18Thenansweredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of theservantsמֵהַנְּעָרִ֜יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, I haveseenרָאִ֜יתִיra.'I.tiH7200asonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121ofJesseלְיִשַׁי֮le.yi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemiteH1022, that isskilfulיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045inplayingנַ֠גֵּןNa.genH5059, and amightyוְגִבּ֨וֹרve.gi.BorH1368valiantmanחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428, and amanוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421, andprudentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995inmattersדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697, and ahandsomeתֹּ֑אַרTo.'arH8389personוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with him.
20AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947adonkeyחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2543laden withbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and abottleוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, andaאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kidוּגְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖יםu.ge.Di 'i.ZimH1423H5795, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971thembyבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121toSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
21AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andstoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and helovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157himgreatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966; and he became hisarmourbearerנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים׃no.Se' khe.LimH5375H3627.
22AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, LetDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, I pray thee,standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; for he hathfoundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in mysightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.
23And it came to pass, when the evilspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430was uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947anharpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658, andplayedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: soSaulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586wasrefreshedוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304, and waswellH2895, and theevilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from him.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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