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וַיַּעַן֩ answered , way·ya·‘an
רָאִ֜יתִי“ I have seenrā·’î·ṯî
בֵּ֣ןa sonbên
לְיִשַׁי֮of Jesselə·yi·šay
בֵּ֣יתvvvbêṯ
הַלַּחְמִי֒of Bethlehemhal·laḥ·mî
יֹדֵ֣עַwho knowsyō·ḏê·a‘
נַ֠גֵּןhow to play [the harp] .nag·gên
וְגִבּ֨וֹרHe is a mighty manwə·ḡib·bō·wr
חַ֜יִל of valor , ḥa·yil
וְאִ֧ישׁa warriorwə·’îš
מִלְחָמָ֛ה . . . , mil·ḥā·māh
וּנְב֥וֹןeloquentū·nə·ḇō·wn
דָּבָ֖ר. . .dā·ḇār
וְאִ֣ישׁ. . .wə·’îš
תֹּ֑אַר and handsome , tō·’ar
וַיהוָ֖הand YHWHYah·weh
עִמּֽוֹ׃is with him .”‘im·mōw
1 Samuel 16:19שָׁא֛וּלSo Saulšā·’ūl
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥חsentway·yiš·laḥ
מַלְאָכִ֖יםmessengersmal·’ā·ḵîm
אֶל־to’el-
יִשָׁ֑יJesseyi·šāy
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר and said , way·yō·mer
שִׁלְחָ֥ה“ Sendšil·ḥāh
אֵלַ֛י. . .’ê·lay
אֶת־me’eṯ-
בִּנְךָ֖your sonbin·ḵā
דָּוִ֥ד David , dā·wiḏ
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho’ă·šer
בַּצֹּֽאן׃is with the sheep .”baṣ·ṣōn
1 Samuel 16:20יִשַׁ֜יAnd Jesseyi·šay
וַיִּקַּ֨חtookway·yiq·qaḥ
חֲמ֥וֹרa donkey [loaded with]ḥă·mō·wr
לֶ֙חֶם֙ bread , le·ḥem
וְנֹ֣אדa skinwə·nōḏ
יַ֔יִן of wine , ya·yin
אֶחָ֑דand one’e·ḥāḏ
וּגְדִ֥יyoung goatū·ḡə·ḏî
עִזִּ֖ים . . . , ‘iz·zîm
וַיִּשְׁלַ֛חand sent themway·yiš·laḥ
אֶל־to’el-
שָׁאֽוּל׃Saulšā·’ūl
בְּיַד־withbə·yaḏ-
בְּנ֖וֹhis sonbə·nōw
דָּוִ֥דDavid .dā·wiḏ
1 Samuel 16:21דָוִד֙When Davidḏā·wiḏ
וַיָּבֹ֤אcameway·yā·ḇō
אֶל־to’el-
שָׁא֔וּלSaulšā·’ūl
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דand entered his serviceway·ya·‘ă·mōḏ
לְפָנָ֑יו . . . , lə·p̄ā·nāw
וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּSaul admired himway·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇê·hū
מְאֹ֔ד greatly , mə·’ōḏ
וַֽיְהִי־and David becameway·hî-
ל֖וֹhislōw
נֹשֵׂ֥אarmor-bearernō·śê
כֵלִֽים׃. . . .ḵê·lîm
1 Samuel 16:22שָׁא֔וּלThen Saulšā·’ūl
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חsentway·yiš·laḥ
אֶל־word to’el-
יִשַׁ֖י Jesse , yi·šay
לֵאמֹ֑ר saying , lê·mōr
דָוִד֙“ Let Davidḏā·wiḏ
יַעֲמָד־remain in my serviceya·‘ă·māḏ-
נָ֤א. . .
לְפָנַ֔י . . . , lə·p̄ā·nay
כִּֽי־forkî-
מָ֥צָאI am pleased withmā·ṣā
חֵ֖ן. . .ḥên
בְּעֵינָֽי׃him .”bə·‘ê·nāy
1 Samuel 16:23וְהָיָ֗הAnd wheneverwə·hā·yāh
רֽוּחַ־the spiritrū·aḥ-
אֱלֹהִים֙from God’ĕ·lō·hîm
בִּֽהְי֤וֹתcamebih·yō·wṯ
אֶל־upon’el-
שָׁא֔וּל Saul , šā·’ūl
דָּוִ֛דDaviddā·wiḏ
אֶת־-’eṯ-
וְלָקַ֥חwould pick upwə·lā·qaḥ
הַכִּנּ֖וֹרhis harphak·kin·nō·wr
וְנִגֵּ֣ן and play , wə·nig·gên
בְּיָד֑וֹ. . .bə·yā·ḏōw
לְשָׁאוּל֙and Saullə·šā·’ūl
וְרָוַ֤חwould becomewə·rā·waḥ