King James Version
1 Samuel 16:14 in the King James Version says “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. troubled: or, terrified” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. troubled: or, terrified”
1 Samuel 16:14 · KJV
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. of a: Heb. fair of eyes
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. troubled: or, terrified
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
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“But the Spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
“from the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“But the Spirit”
H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“from the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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