1 Samuel 16:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.”

1 Samuel 16:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 16:1510 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּwayōʾmərw

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

עַבְדֵֽיʿabədēy

bondmannounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

שָׁא֖וּלšāʾwl

SaulnounH7586

Shaul

אֵלָ֑י/וʾēlāyw

aboutpronH413

according to · after · against · among ···

הִנֵּהhinēh

beholdparticleH2009

lo · see

נָ֧אnāʾ

I beseech theeparticleH4994

go to · now · oh

רֽוּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

אֱלֹהִ֛יםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

רָעָ֖הrāʿāh

adversityadjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

מְבַעִתֶּֽ/ךָməbaʿitekā

affrightverbH1204

be afraid · terrify · trouble

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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