1 Samuel

1 Samuel 18:10

¹⁰The next day a spirit of distress^b sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,

Footnotes

b 18:10 Or a harmful spirit

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next day	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
a spirit	רוּחַ֩	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of distress	רָעָ֤ה׀	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
sent from God	אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came	וַתִּצְלַ֣ח	wat·tiṣ·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6743 rush
upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and he prophesied	וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א	way·yiṯ·nab·bê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5012 prophesy
inside the	בְתוֹךְ־	ḇə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
house	הַבַּ֔יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
while David	וְדָוִ֛ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
played	מְנַגֵּ֥ן	mə·nag·gên	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5059 touch
as usual	בְּי֑וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Now Saul	שָׁאֽוּל׃	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
was holding	בְּיָד֖וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
a spear	וְהַחֲנִ֖ית	wə·ha·ḥă·nîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2595 spear

Cross-references

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2 Thessalonians 2:11 · 1 Kings 18:29 · 1 Samuel 19:9 · 1 Samuel 16:14–16 · 1 Samuel 16:23 · 1 Kings 22:20–23 · Acts 16:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.