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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1SA 16:17 verse available
OET-LV and_he/it_said Shāʼūl to servants_his see please to_me a_person [who]_does_well to_play and_bring to_me.
UHB וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו רְאוּ־נָ֣א לִ֗י אִ֚ישׁ מֵיטִ֣יב לְנַגֵּ֔ן וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer shāʼūl ʼel-ˊₐⱱādāyv rəʼū-nāʼ liy ʼiysh mēyţiyⱱ lənaggēn vahₐⱱīʼōtem ʼēlāy.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Saul said to his servants, “See now for me a man who is good at playing and bring him to me.”
UST Saul replied, “Fine, find for me a man who can play the harp well, and bring him to me.”
BSB § And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
OEB So Saul said to his servants, ‘Provide me now someone who plays well, and bring him to me.’
WEB Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
NET So Saul said to his servants, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”
LSV And Saul says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [him] to me.”
FBV Saul gave the order to his servants, “Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him to me.”
T4T Saul replied, “Fine/Okay, find for me a man who can play the harp well, and bring him to me.”
LEB So Saul said to his servants, “Please select a man who plays a stringed instrument well[fn] and bringhim to me.”
?:? Literally “doing well to play a stringed instrument”
BBE And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me.
MOF No MOF 1SA book available
JPS And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'
ASV And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
DRA And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.
YLT And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well — then ye have brought [him] in unto me.'
DBY And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
RV And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
WBS And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
KJB And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
(And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. )
BB Saul sayd vnto his seruauntes: Prouide me a man then that can play well, and bring him to me.
(Saul said unto his servants: Prouide me a man then that can play well, and bring him to me.)
GNV Saul then saide vnto his seruantes, Prouide me a man, I pray you, that can play well, and bring him to me.
(Saul then said unto his servantes, Prouide me a man, I pray you, that can play well, and bring him to me. )
CB Then sayde Saul vnto his seruautes: Prouyde me a ma, that can playe well vpon the instrumente, & brynge him vnto me.
(Then said Saul unto his servantes: Prouyde me a ma, that can playe well upon the instrumente, and bring him unto me.)
WYC No WYC 1SA 16:17 verse available
LUT Da sprach Saul zu seinen Knechten: Sehet nach einem Manne, der es wohl kann auf Saitenspiel, und bringet ihn zu mir.
(So spoke Saul to his Knechten: Sehet nach one Manne, the it wohl kann on Saitenspiel, and bringet him/it to mir.)
CLV Et ait Saul ad servos suos: Providete ergo mihi aliquem bene psallentem, et adducite eum ad me.
(And he_said Saul to servos suos: Providete ergo mihi aliquem bene psallentem, and adducite him to me. )
BRN And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a [fn]skilful player, and bring him to me.
16:17 Gr. man playing skilfully.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ, ἴδετε δή μοι ἄνδρα ὀρθῶς ψάλλοντα, καὶ εἰσαγάγετε αὐτὸν πρὸς μέ.
(Kai eipe Saʼoul pros tous paidas autou, idete daʸ moi andra orthōs psallonta, kai eisagagete auton pros me. )
16:1-23 David was Saul’s replacement. There are striking similarities between the two: Samuel anointed both. Neither was pursuing the position. Both were unlikely candidates (Saul was from the smallest tribe; David was the youngest son). Both were impressive in appearance (9:2; 16:12). And the Spirit came mightily on each when he was anointed king (10:10; 11:6; 16:13). The key difference was that David was “a man after [God’s] own heart” (13:14; cp. 16:7), while Saul was not.
The Spirit’s Presence
In the Old Testament, the Spirit of the Lord came upon a person or group when they were called to do a task or ordained for an office. The Spirit “came upon” the judges Othniel, Gideon, and Jephthah (Judg 3:10; 6:34; 11:29), empowering them for service. Saul and David both received the Spirit of God when they were anointed king (1 Sam 10:1, 9-10; 16:13). The Spirit would depart when the task had been completed or when the officeholder was removed from office. When Samuel anointed David as the next king (16:13), the Spirit left Saul (16:14), who was disobedient and had been rejected by God as king (13:7-14; 15:10-29; cp. 28:15; Judg 16:20). After David had sinned with Bathsheba, he prayed to be spared this same judgment (Ps 51:11).
In the New Testament, God’s Holy Spirit is given to all who put their faith in Christ for salvation, not just to individuals in specific roles (see Acts 2:14-21; 1 Cor 12:1-13; Eph 1:13-14). Still, the Spirit performs a similar role in equipping God’s servants to do the work that God has called them to do (see 1 Cor 12:7-10). The Old Testament departure of the Spirit from Saul tangibly demonstrates the need for the New Testament warnings not to sin against the Spirit and not to bring sorrow to the Spirit (see Mark 3:28-29; Eph 4:30; Heb 6:1-8).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 41:37-40; Exod 31:1-6; Judg 3:9-11; 6:34; 11:29; 14:5-6; 16:20-21; 1 Sam 10:1-10; 11:6-7; 16:13-23; 19:19-23; 2 Chr 20:13-19; 24:20-22; Ps 51:11-12; Isa 11:1-5; Jer 31:33-34; Joel 2:28-29; Mark 3:28-29; Acts 2:1-21; 4:31; Eph 1:13-14; 4:30; Heb 6:4-8