1 Samuel 16:16 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

¹⁶ Will our lord now say to thy servants before thee, Seek out a man knowing to play upon the harp: and it was in the evil spirit of God being upon thee, and he playing with the hand and doing good to thee.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If our master just says the word, your servants will search for someone who knows how to play the lyre. The musician can play whenever the evil spirit from God is affecting you, and then you’ll feel better.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee he may play with his hand, and thou mayest bear it more easily.

1 Samuel 16:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 41:46

And Joseph the son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and Joseph will go forth from the face of Pharaoh, and will pass over all the land of Egypt

1 Kings 10:8

Happy thy men, happy these thy servants, standing before thee continually, hearing thy wisdom.

2 Kings 3:15

And now take to me a player on an instrument And it was when the player played, and the hand of Jehovah will be upon him.

1 Samuel 10:5

After this thou shalt come to the hill of God, where there Philisteim standing: and it will be when thou comest there to the city, and thou didst light upon a band of prophets coming down out of Bamah, and before them a lyre, and a drum, and a pipe, and a harp; and they prophesying.

1 Samuel 16:14

And the spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah terrified him.

1 Samuel 16:15

And Saul's servants will say to him, Behold now, an evil spirit of God terrifying thee.

1 Samuel 16:17

And Saul will say to his servants, See, now, a man to me being good to play, and bring to me.

1 Samuel 18:10

And it will be on the morrow, and the evil spirit of God will fall upon Saul, and he will prophesy in the midst of the house: and David playing with his hand as the day to day: and a spear in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 19:9

And the evil spirit of Jehovah will be upon Saul, and he will sit in his house, and his spear in his hand: and David playing with his hand.