Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleLet our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.” Young's Literal Translation let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and [it is] well with thee.’ King James Bible 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. Hebrew Let our lordאֲדֹנֵ֙נוּ֙ (’ă·ḏō·nê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller command יֹאמַר־ (yō·mar-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say your servants עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant here לְפָנֶ֔יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face to seek out יְבַקְשׁ֕וּ (yə·ḇaq·šū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after someone אִ֕ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who can skillfully יֹדֵ֖עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know play מְנַגֵּ֣ן (mə·nag·gên) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5059: To touch or play a stringed instrument the harp. בַּכִּנּ֑וֹר (bak·kin·nō·wr) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3658: A harp Whenever בִּֽהְי֨וֹת (bih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the spirit רֽוּחַ־ (rū·aḥ-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of distress רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil from God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is upon you, עָלֶ֤יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against he is to play it, וְנִגֵּ֥ן (wə·nig·gên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5059: To touch or play a stringed instrument and you לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew [will be] well.” וְט֥וֹב (wə·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2895: To be pleasing or good |
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