Verse 17

{ "verseID": "1_Samuel.16.17", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־עֲבָדָ֑יו רְאוּ־נָ֣א לִ֗י אִ֚ישׁ מֵיטִ֣יב לְנַגֵּ֔ן וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃", "text": "And *wə-yōʾmer* *Šāʾûl* to his *ʿăbādāw*, \"*rəʾû-nāʾ* for me a man *mêṭîb* to *lənagggēn*, and *wə-hăbîʾôtem* him to me.\"", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul", "*ʿăbādāw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants", "*rəʾû-nāʾ*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural + particle of entreaty - see/provide please", "*mêṭîb*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - doing well/skilled", "*lənagggēn*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to play", "*wə-hăbîʾôtem*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you shall bring" }, "variants": { "*rəʾû*": "see/provide/find", "*mêṭîb*": "doing well/skilled/proficient", "*lənagggēn*": "to play/to make music/to pluck strings" } }

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