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OET (OET-RV) Then whenever the spirit from God tormented Sha’ul, David would take the harp and play it. That would bring relief to Sha’ul and make him feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
OET-LV And_it_was in/on/at/with_came a_spirit_of god to Shāʼūl and_ Dāvid _he/it_will_take DOM the_lyre and_play in_his/its_hand and_relieved for_Shāʼūl and_good to_him/it and_depart from_upon_him the_spirit_of the_evil.
UHB וְהָיָ֗ה בִּֽהְי֤וֹת רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְלָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הַכִּנּ֖וֹר וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב ל֔וֹ וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה׃פ ‡
(vəhāyāh bihəyōt rūaḩ-ʼₑlohīm ʼel-shāʼūl vəlāqaḩ dāvid ʼet-hakkinnōr vəniggēn bəyādō vərāvaḩ ləshāʼūl vəţōⱱ lō vəşārāh mēˊālāyv rūaḩ hārāˊāh.◊)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ εἶναι πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἐλάμβανε Δαυὶδ τὴν κινύραν, καὶ ἔψαλλεν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνέψυχε Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἀγαθὸν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀφίστατο ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν.
(Kai egenaʸthaʸ en tōi einai pneuma ponaʸron epi Saʼoul, kai elambane Dawid taʸn kinuran, kai epsallen en ⱪeiri autou, kai anepsuⱪe Saʼoul, kai agathon autōi, kai afistato apʼ autou to pneuma to ponaʸron. )
BrTr And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.
ULT And it happened, when the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the lyre and played it by his hand. And it breathed to Saul, and it was good for him, and the bad spirit turned away from upon him.
UST After that, whenever the troubling spirit that God sent made Saul afraid, David would play the harp. Then the bad spirit would stop making Saul afraid, and he would calm down and feel better.
BSB And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play Then Saul would find relief and feel better and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB Whenever the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take the lyre and play with his hand and Saul would breathe freely and would feel better and the evil spirit would depart from him.
WEBBE When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone.
LSV And it has come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David has taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul has refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness has turned aside from off him.
FBV So whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take his harp and play, and Saul would gain relief and feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
T4T Jesse agreed, and after that, whenever the evil spirit whom God sent tormented Saul, David played the harp. Then Saul would become calm, and the evil spirit would leave him.
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
BBE And whenever the evil spirit from God came on Saul, David took his instrument and made music: so new life came to Saul, and he got well, and the evil spirit went away from him.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS 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 found relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.
ASV 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.
DRA 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.
YLT 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.
Drby And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from [fn]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.
16.23 Elohim
RV 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.
SLT And it was in the spirit of God being upon Saul, and David took the harp and played with his hand, and it was refreshed to Saul, and it was good to him, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Wbstr 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.
KJB-1769 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.
KJB-1611 And it came to passe, when the euill spirit from God was vpon Saul, that Dauid tooke an harpe, and played with his hand: So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the euill spirit departed from him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva And so when the euil spirite of God came vpon Saul, Dauid tooke an harpe and plaied with his hande, and Saul was refreshed, and was eased: for the euill spirit departed from him.
(And so when the evil spirit of God came upon Saul, David took an harp and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was eased: for the evil spirit departed from him. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Igitur quandocumque spiritus Domini malus arripiebat Saul, David tollebat citharam, et percutiebat manu sua, et refocillabatur Saul, et levius habebat: recedebat enim ab eo spiritus malus.[fn]
(Therefore quandocumque spirit Master malus arripiebat Saul, David removebat citharam, and percutiebat by_hand his_own, and refocillabatur Saul, and levius habebat: recedebat because away by_him spirit malus. )
16.23 Refocillabatur Saul. Ante enim vexabatur a dæmonio usque ad suffocationem. Refert Bœtius philosophum quemdam tactu citharæ dæmonium ab obsesso corpore pepulisse.
16.23 Refocillabatur Saul. Ante because vexabatur from dæmonio until to suffocationem. Refert Bœtius philosophum whichdam tactu citharæ dæmonium away obsesso corpore pepulisse.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
16:23 Saul would feel better: David was more than a handsome lad gifted in music; he was the anointed king. Here David illustrated what a king should be: one who brings relief. Later, David composed dozens of psalms that have brought comfort and relief through the ages.
• the tormenting spirit would go away: Even those who are disobedient and rejected can receive relief and comfort through the Lord’s servant.
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
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo
וְנִגֵּ֣ן בְּיָד֑וֹ
and,play in=his/its=hand
It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [and strummed it]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / events
וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙ וְט֣וֹב ל֔וֹ וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה
and,relieved for,Saul and=good to=him/it and,depart from,upon,him spirit_of the,evil
The author is describing one event before describing another event that preceded it. In your translation, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they happened. Alternate translation: [And the bad spirit would turn away from Saul, and it breathed to him, and it was good for him] or [And the bad spirit would stop troubling Saul, and he would get relief, and he would feel better]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְרָוַ֤ח לְשָׁאוּל֙
and,relieved for,Saul
The author is using a common expression of his culture. He means that Saul breathed more deeply and slowly after the spirit left him, indicating that he felt relief. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: [And Saul breathed easy] or [And Saul felt relief]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְסָ֥רָה מֵעָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ הָרָעָֽה
and,depart from,upon,him spirit_of the,evil
The author is speaking as if the spirit were physically on top of Saul and could turn away from him. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the bad spirit stopped troubling him]