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1 Samuel 16:15

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

KJV

Dixeruntque servi Saul ad eum : Ecce spiritus Dei malus exagitat te.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπαν οἱ παῖδες Σαοὺλ πρὸς αὐτόν Ἰδοὺ δὴ πνεῦμα Κυρίου πονηρὸν πνίγει σε·

LXX

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמְר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי שָׁא֖וּל אֵלָ֑י/ו הִנֵּה נָ֧א רֽוּחַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים רָעָ֖ה מְבַעִתֶּֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
נִי
ny
verb · 16×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo