JST 1 Samuel 16

Hebrew translation, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open JST 1 Samuel 16 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.

1. 14

   וְרוּחַbut-the-Spirit-ofיְהוָהthe-LORDסָרָהdepartedמֵעִםfromשָׁאוּלSaulוּרוּחַand-a-spirit-ofרָעָהevilאֲשֶׁרwhich-wasלֹאnotמֵיְהוָהof-the-LORDבִּעֲתַתּוּ׃troubled-him

   But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit which was not of the Lord troubled him.

2. 15

   וַיֹּאמְרוּand-saidעַבְדֵיthe-servants-ofשָׁאוּלSaulאֵלָיוunto-himהִנֵּהbeholdנָאnowרוּחַa-spirit-ofרָעָהevilאֲשֶׁרwhich-isלֹאnotמֵאֱלֹהִיםof-Godמְבַעִתֶּךָ׃troubleth-you

   And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit which is not of God troubleth thee.

3. 16

   יֹאמַרlet-commandנָאnowאֲדֹנֵינוּour-lordעֲבָדֶיךָyour-servantsאֲשֶׁרwhich-areלְפָנֶיךָbefore-youיְבַקְשׁוּto-seek-outאִישׁa-manיֹדֵעַcunningמְנַגֵּןa-playerבְּכִנּוֹרon-a-harpוְהָיָהand-it-shall-come-to-passבִּהְיוֹתwhenעָלֶיךָis-upon-youרוּחַthe-spirit-ofרָעָהevilאֲשֶׁרwhich-isלֹאnotמֵאֱלֹהִיםof-Godוְנִגֵּןthat-he-shall-playבְּיָדוֹwith-his-handוְטוֹבand-you-shall-be-wellלָךְ׃to-you

   Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a harp; and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit, which is not of God, is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

4. 23

   וְהָיָהand-it-came-to-passבִּהְיוֹתwhenרוּחַthe-spirit-ofרָעָהevilאֲשֶׁרwhich-wasלֹאnotמֵאֱלֹהִיםof-Godאֶלwas-uponשָׁאוּלSaulוְלָקַחthat-tookדָּוִדDavidאֶת־הַכִּנּוֹרthe-harpוְנִגֵּןand-playedבְּיָדוֹwith-his-handוְרָוַחso-was-refreshedלְשָׁאוּלSaulוְטוֹבand-was-wellלוֹto-himוְסָרָהand-departedמֵעָלָיוfrom-himרוּחַthe-spirit-ofהָרָעָה׃the-evil

   And it came to pass, when the evil spirit, which was not of God, was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.