1 Samuel 16:23

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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
And it came to pass when the evil spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
from God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
was upon Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
that David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
an harp
kinnowr  (kin-nore')
a harp -- harp.
and played
nagan  (naw-gan')
to thrum, i.e. beat a tune with the fingers; expec. to play on a stringed instrument; hence (generally), to make music
with his hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
so Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
was refreshed
ravach  (raw-vakh')
to breathe freely, i.e. revive; by implication, to have ample room -- be refreshed, large.
and was well
towb  (tobe)
to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense;--be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, please, (be, do, go, play) well.
and the evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
departed
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from him

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
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.

American King James Version
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was on 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.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the evil'spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David took his harp, and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was better, for the evil spirit departed from him.

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from 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.

World English Bible
It happened, when the [evil] spirit from God was on Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed 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.

שמואל א 16:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְיֹ֤ות רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְלָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַכִּנֹּ֖ור וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָדֹ֑ו וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְטֹ֣וב לֹ֔ו וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה׃ פ

שמואל א 16:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
והיה בהיות רוח־אלהים אל־שאול ולקח דוד את־הכנור ונגן בידו ורוח לשאול וטוב לו וסרה מעליו רוח הרעה׃ פ

שמואל א 16:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants & Vowels)
וְהָיָה בִּהְיֹות רוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים אֶל־שָׁאוּל וְלָקַח דָּוִד אֶת־הַכִּנֹּור וְנִגֵּן בְּיָדֹו וְרָוַח לְשָׁאוּל וְטֹוב לֹו וְסָרָה מֵעָלָיו רוּחַ הָרָעָה׃ פ

שמואל א 16:23 Hebrew Bible
והיה בהיות רוח אלהים אל שאול ולקח דוד את הכנור ונגן בידו ורוח לשאול וטוב לו וסרה מעליו רוח הרעה׃

Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
igitur quandocumque spiritus Dei arripiebat Saul tollebat David citharam et percutiebat manu sua et refocilabatur Saul et levius habebat recedebat enim ab eo spiritus malus

1 Samuel 16:23 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
Sucedía que cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios venía a Saúl, David tomaba el arpa, la tocaba con su mano, y Saúl se calmaba y se ponía bien, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

1 Samuel 16:23 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
Sucedía que cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios venía a Saúl, David tomaba el arpa, la tocaba hábilmente con su mano, y Saúl se calmaba y se ponía bien, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

1 Samuel 16:23 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
Y cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios era sobre Saúl, David tomaba el arpa, y tañía con su mano; y Saúl tenía refrigerio, y estaba mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

1 Samuel 16:23 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Y cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios era sobre Saúl, David tomaba el arpa, y tañía con su mano; y Saúl tenía refrigerio, y estaba mejor, y el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

1 Samuel 16:23 Spanish: Modern
Y sucedía que cuando el espíritu malo de parte de Dios venía sobre Saúl, David tomaba el arpa y la tañía con su mano. Y Saúl hallaba alivio y se sentía mejor. Así el espíritu malo se apartaba de él.

1 Samuel 16:23 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Et lorsque l'esprit de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et jouait de sa main; Saül respirait alors plus à l'aise et se trouvait soulagé, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.

1 Samuel 16:23 French: Darby
Et il arrivait que, quand l'esprit envoyé de Dieu était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe et en jouait de sa main; et Saül était soulagé et se trouvait bien, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de dessus lui.

1 Samuel 16:23 French: Martin (1744)
Il arrivait donc que quand le malin esprit [envoyé] de Dieu, était sur Saül, David prenait le violon, et en jouait de sa main; et Saül en était soulagé, et s'en trouvait bien, parce que le malin esprit se retirait de lui.

1 Samuel 16:23 French: Ostervald (1744)
Quand donc le mauvais esprit, envoyé de Dieu, était sur Saül, David prenait la harpe, et en jouait de sa main; et Saül respirait et était soulagé, et le mauvais esprit se retirait de lui.

1 Samuel 16:23 German: Luther (1912)
Wenn nun der Geist Gottes über Saul kam, so nahm David die Harfe und spielte mit seiner Hand; so erquickte sich Saul, und es ward besser mit ihm, und der böse Geist wich von ihm.

1 Samuel 16:23 German: Luther (1545)
Wenn nun der Geist Gottes über Saul kam, so nahm David die Harfe und spielete mit seiner Hand; so erquickte sich Saul, und ward besser mit ihm, und der böse Geist wich von ihm.

1 Samuel 16:23 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Und es geschah, wenn der Geist von Gott über Saul kam, so nahm David die Laute und spielte mit seiner Hand; und Saul fand Erleichterung, und es wurde ihm wohl, und der böse Geist wich von ihm.

撒 母 耳 記 上 16:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
從   神 那 裡 來 的 惡 魔 臨 到 掃 羅 身 上 的 時 候 , 大 衛 就 拿 琴 , 用 手 而 彈 , 掃 羅 便 舒 暢 爽 快 , 惡 魔 離 了 他 。

撒 母 耳 記 上 16:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
从   神 那 里 来 的 恶 魔 临 到 扫 罗 身 上 的 时 候 , 大 卫 就 拿 琴 , 用 手 而 弹 , 扫 罗 便 舒 畅 爽 快 , 恶 魔 离 了 他 。

撒 母 耳 記 上 16:23 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
每逢从 神那里来的恶鬼临到扫罗身上的时候,大卫就拿起琴来弹奏,扫罗就舒服畅快,恶鬼也离开了他。

撒 母 耳 記 上 16:23 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
每逢從 神那裡來的惡鬼臨到掃羅身上的時候,大衛就拿起琴來彈奏,掃羅就舒服暢快,惡鬼也離開了他。


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