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1 Samuel 16:14-23

14But theSpiritוְר֧וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068departedסָ֖רָהSa.rahH5493fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, and anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068troubledוּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּu.vi.'a.Ta.tuH1204him.

15AndSaul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold now, anevilרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430troublethמְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃me.va.'i.Te.khaH1204thee.

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.

17AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Provideרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200me now amanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376that canplayלְנַגֵּ֔ןle.na.GenH5059wellמֵיטִ֣יבmei.TivH3190, andbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖םva.ha.vi.'o.TemH935him to me.

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.

19ThereforeSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sendשִׁלְחָ֥הshil.ChahH7971to meDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, who is with thesheepבַּצֹּֽאן׃ba.TzonH6629.

20AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947adonkeyחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2543laden withbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and abottleוְנֹ֣אדve.NodH4997ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, andaאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kidוּגְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖יםu.ge.Di 'i.ZimH1423 H5795, 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.LimH5375 H3627.

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.

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