Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וְהָיָ֗ה wə-hā-yāh, And so it was Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 1961 [e] בִּֽהְי֤וֹת bih-yō-wṯ whenever was Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf 7307 [e] רֽוּחַ־ rū-aḥ- the spirit from N-csc 430 [e] אֱלֹהִים֙ ’ĕ-lō-hîm God N-mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- upon Prep 7586 [e] שָׁא֔וּל šā-’ūl, Saul N-proper-ms 3947 [e] וְלָקַ֥ח wə-lā-qaḥ that would take Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִ֛ד dā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3658 [e] הַכִּנּ֖וֹר hak-kin-nō-wr a harp Art | N-ms 5059 [e] וְנִגֵּ֣ן wə-nig-gên and play [it] Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms 3027 [e] בְּיָד֑וֹ bə-yā-ḏōw; with his hand Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms 7304 [e] וְרָוַ֤ח wə-rā-waḥ and would become refreshed Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 7586 [e] לְשָׁאוּל֙ lə-šā-’ūl Saul Prep-l | N-proper-ms 2895 [e] וְט֣וֹב wə-ṭō-wḇ and well Conj-w | Adj-ms   ל֔וֹ lōw, to Prep | 3ms 5493 [e] וְסָ֥רָה wə-sā-rāh and would depart Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs 5921 [e] מֵעָלָ֖יו mê-‘ā-lāw from him Prep-m | 3ms 7307 [e] ר֥וּחַ rū-aḥ spirit N-csc 7451 [e] הָרָעָֽה׃ hā-rā-‘āh. the distressing Art | Adj-fs   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whenever the spirit from God troubled Saul, David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

the evil spirit

1 Samuel 16:14,16 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit …

Saul

1 Samuel 18:10,11 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God …

Matthew 12:43-45 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry …

Luke 11:24-26 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walks through dry …

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