1 Samuel

1 Samuel 19:9

⁹But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress^a from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,

Footnotes

a 19:9 Or a harmful spirit

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But as Saul	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was sitting	יוֹשֵׁ֔ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in his house	בְּבֵית֣וֹ	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
with his spear	וַחֲנִית֖וֹ	wa·ḥă·nî·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2595 spear
in his hand	בְּיָד֑וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
a spirit	ר֨וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of distress	רָעָה֙	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
from the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	וַתְּהִי֩	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
him	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
While David	וְדָוִ֖ד	wə·ḏā·wiḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
was playing the harp	מְנַגֵּ֥ן	mə·nag·gên	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5059 touch

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.