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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1SA 16:18 verse available
OET-LV And_answered one of_the_young_men and_he/it_said here I_have_seen a_son of_Yishay house_of wwww [who]_knows to_play and_man of_strength and_man of_war and_prudent of_word and_man of_form and_LORD with_him/it.
UHB וַיַּעַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵהַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֨ה רָאִ֜יתִי בֵּ֣ן לְיִשַׁי֮ בֵּ֣ית הַלַּחְמִי֒ יֹדֵ֣עַ נַ֠גֵּן וְגִבּ֨וֹר חַ֜יִל וְאִ֧ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֛ה וּנְב֥וֹן דָּבָ֖ר וְאִ֣ישׁ תֹּ֑אַר וַיהוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ׃ ‡
(vayyaˊan ʼeḩād mēhannəˊāriym vayyoʼmer hinnēh rāʼiytī bēn ləyishay bēyt hallaḩmī yodēˊa naggēn vəgibōr ḩayil vəʼiysh milḩāmāh ūnəⱱōn dāⱱār vəʼiysh toʼar vayhvāh ˊimmō.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT And one from the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, knowing how to play and mighty of strength and a man of war and discerning of word and a man of appearance. And Yahweh is with him.”
UST One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in the city of Bethlehem, has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
BSB § One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
OEB One of the young men answered, ‘I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilful in playing and a valiant man, a good fighter, judicious in speech, a man of good appearance, and the Lord is with him.’
WEB Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
WMB Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”
NET One of his attendants replied, “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the Lord is with him.”
LSV And one of the servants answers and says, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skillful in playing, and a mighty, virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and YHWH [is] with him.”
FBV One of the servants replied, “I know a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who is good at playing the harp. He is a brave man, a good fighter, well-spoken and handsome, and the Lord is with him.”
T4T One of his servants said to him, “A man named Jesse, in Bethlehem town, has a son who plays the harp very well. Furthermore, he is a brave man, and is a capable soldier. He is handsome and he always speaks wisely. And Yahweh always protects him.”
LEB One of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing a stringed instrument, a brave man, a warrior, prudent in speech, and handsome.[fn] And Yahwehis with him.”
?:? Literally “a hero of ability, a man of war, discerning of word, and a man of appearance”
BBE Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
MOF No MOF 1SA book available
JPS Then answered one of the young men, and said: 'Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.'
ASV Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.
DRA And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai the Bethlehemite, a skillful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.
YLT And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah [is] with him.'
DBY And one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilled in playing, and he is a valiant man and a man of war, and skilled in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him.
RV Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
WBS Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skillful in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
KJB Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.[fn]
(Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.)
16.18 matters: or, speech
BB The aunswered one of his seruauntes and said: Beholde, I haue seene a sonne of Isai the Bethlehemite, that can play vpon instrumentes, and is strong, valiaunt, and a man of warre, and prudent in doing of feates, and well made, and the Lorde is with him.
(The answered one of his servants and said: Behold, I have seen a son of Isai the Bethlehemite, that can play upon instrumentes, and is strong, valiaunt, and a man of warre, and prudent in doing of feates, and well made, and the Lord is with him.)
GNV Then answered one of his seruauntes, and sayde, Beholde, I haue seene a sonne of Ishai, a Bethlehemite, that can plaie, and is strong, valiant and a man of warre and wise in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
(Then answered one of his servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Ishai, a Bethlehemite, that can plaie, and is strong, valiant and a man of war and wise in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him. )
CB Then answered one of the children, & sayde: Beholde, I sawe a sonne of Isai ye Bethleemite, which can playe vpon the instrumete, an honest & valeaut man, and one yt hath vnderstodinge in matters, & is welfauoured.
(Then answered one of the children, and said: Behold, I saw a son of Isai ye/you_all Bethleemite, which can playe upon the instrumete, an honest and valeaut man, and one it hath/has understanding in matters, and is welfauoured.)
WYC And oon of the children answeride and seide, Lo! Y siy the sone of Ysai of Bethleem, kunnynge to synge, and `strongeste in myyt, and `a man able to batel, and prudent in wordis, and a feir man; and the Lord is with hym.
(And one of the children answered and said, Lo! I saw the son of Ysai of Bethleem, cunning/knowledgee to synge, and `strongeste in myyt, and `a man able to batel, and prudent in words, and a feir man; and the Lord is with him.)
LUT Da antwortete der Knaben einer und sprach: Siehe, ich habe gesehen einen Sohn Isais, des Bethlehemiten, der kann wohl auf Saitenspiel; ein rüstiger Mann und streitbar und verständig in Sachen und schön, und der HErr ist mit ihm.
(So antwortete the Knaben einer and spoke: Siehe, I have gesehen a son Isais, the Bethlehemiten, the kann wohl on Saitenspiel; a rüstiger man and streitbar and verständig in Sachen and schön, and the LORD is with him.)
CLV Et respondens unus de pueris, ait: Ecce vidi filium Isai Bethlehemitem scientem psallere, et fortissimum robore, et virum bellicosum, et prudentem in verbis, et virum pulchrum: et Dominus est cum eo.
(And respondens unus about pueris, ait: Behold I_saw filium Isai Bethlehemitem scientem psallere, and fortissimum robore, and virum bellicosum, and prudentem in verbis, and virum pulchrum: and Master it_is cum eo. )
BRN And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessæ the Bethleemite, and [fn]he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
16:18 Gr. him understanding.
BrLXX Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς τῶν παιδαρίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἑώρακα υἱὸν τῷ Ἰεσσαὶ Βηθλεεμίτην, καὶ αὐτὸν εἰδότα ψαλμὸν, καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ συνετὸς, καὶ πολεμιστὴς, καὶ σοφὸς λόγῳ, καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς τῷ εἴδει, καὶ Κύριος μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
(Kai apekrithaʸ heis tōn paidariōn autou, kai eipen, idou heōraka huion tōi Iessai Baʸthleʼemitaʸn, kai auton eidota psalmon, kai ho anaʸr sunetos, kai polemistaʸs, kai sofos logōi, kai ho anaʸr agathos tōi eidei, kai Kurios metʼ autou. )
16:18 harp: The instrument was probably a lyre (as in 10:5).
• the Lord is with him: People recognized that God’s Spirit was upon David (16:13).
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
(Occurrence 0) a strong, courageous man
(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered one(ms) of,the,young_men and=he/it_said see/lo/see! seen son of,Jesse house_of הַלַּחְמִי knowing play and,man valor and,man war and,prudent speech and,man good_presence and,LORD with=him/it )
This could mean: (1) “a great warrior” or (2) “a very brave man.”
(Occurrence 0) one prudent in speech
(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered one(ms) of,the,young_men and=he/it_said see/lo/see! seen son of,Jesse house_of הַלַּחְמִי knowing play and,man valor and,man war and,prudent speech and,man good_presence and,LORD with=him/it )
Alternate translation: “one wise in speech” or “one who speaks wisely”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) Yahweh is with him
(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered one(ms) of,the,young_men and=he/it_said see/lo/see! seen son of,Jesse house_of הַלַּחְמִי knowing play and,man valor and,man war and,prudent speech and,man good_presence and,LORD with=him/it )
Here “with him” means Yahweh helps and blesses David.