1 Samuel 16:23
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1961 [e]וְהָיָ֗ה
wə-hā-yāh
And it came to passConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms
1961 [e]בִּֽהְי֤וֹת
bih-yō-wṯ
when isPrep-b | V-Qal-Inf
7307 [e]רֽוּחַ־
rū-aḥ-
the spiritN-csc
430 [e]אֱלֹהִים֙
’ĕ-lō-hîm
from GodN-mp
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
uponPrep
7586 [e]שָׁא֔וּל
šā-’ūl
SaulN-proper-ms
3947 [e]וְלָקַ֥ח
wə-lā-qaḥ
that would takeConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms
1732 [e]דָּוִ֛ד
dā-wiḏ
DavidN-proper-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
3658 [e]הַכִּנּ֖וֹר
hak-kin-nō-wr
the harpArt | N-ms
5059 [e]וְנִגֵּ֣ן
wə-nig-gên
and playConj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms
3027 [e]בְּיָד֑וֹ
bə-yā-ḏōw
with his handPrep-b | N-fsc | 3ms
7304 [e]וְרָוַ֤ח
wə-rā-waḥ
And he would become refreshedConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms
7586 [e]לְשָׁאוּל֙
lə-šā-’ūl
SaulPrep-l | N-proper-ms
2895 [e]וְט֣וֹב
wə-ṭō-wḇ
and it was wellConj-w | Adj-ms
[e]ל֔וֹ
lōw
with himPrep-l | 3ms
5493 [e]וְסָ֥רָה
wə-sā-rāh
and would departConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs
5921 [e]מֵעָלָ֖יו
mê-‘ā-lāw
from himPrep-m | 3ms
7307 [e]ר֥וּחַ
rū-aḥ
and the spiritN-csc
7451 [e]הָרָעָֽה׃פ
hā-rā-‘āh
of distressArt | Adj-fs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

Young's Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whenever the spirit from God troubled Saul,  David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

New American Standard Bible
So it came about whenever the [evil] spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play [it] with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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