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breathes quickly in animation or agitation) <BR> 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour <BR> 1c2) courage <BR> 1c3) temper, anger <BR> 1c4) impatience, patience <BR> 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) <BR> 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse <BR> 1c7) prophetic spirit <BR> 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) <BR> 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being <BR> 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) <BR> 1e1) desire <BR> 1e2) sorrow, trouble <BR> 1f) spirit <BR> 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts <BR> 1f2) rarely of the will <BR> 1f3) as seat especially of moral character <BR> 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son <BR> 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy <BR> 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning <BR> 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power <BR> 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts <BR> 1g5) as energy of life <BR> 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory <BR> 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force">7307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7307 -- Occurrence 56 of 377">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְר֧וּחַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veruach_7307.htm" title="ve·Ru·ach: now the Spirit -- Occurrence 5 of 38.">wə-rū-aḥ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But the Spirit</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - common singular construct">Conj-w | N-csc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2374 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֛ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: of the LORD -- Occurrence 2373 of 6218.">Yah-weh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5493: 1) to turn aside, depart <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto <BR> 1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid <BR> 1a3) to be removed <BR> 1a4) to come to an end <BR> 1b) (Polel) to turn aside <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose <BR> 1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish <BR> 1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed">5493</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5493 -- Occurrence 90 of 300">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">סָ֖רָה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/sarah_5493.htm" title="Sa·rah: departed -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">sā-rāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">departed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5973: 1) with <BR> 1a) with <BR> 1b) against <BR> 1c) toward <BR> 1d) as long as <BR> 1e) beside, except<BR> 1f) in spite of">5973</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5973 -- Occurrence 401 of 1043">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵעִ֣ם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meim_5973.htm" title="me·'Im: from -- Occurrence 22 of 43.">mê-‘im</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m">Prep-m</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul or Shaul = 'desired'<BR> 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel <BR> 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah <BR> 3) a son of Simeon <BR> 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah">7586</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7586 -- Occurrence 113 of 406">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שָׁא֑וּל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shaul_7586.htm" title="sha·'Ul;: Saul -- Occurrence 99 of 350.">šā-’ūl;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Saul</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1204.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1204: 1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror <BR> 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified <BR> 1b) (Piel)<BR> 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm <BR> 1b2) to terrify">1204</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1204.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1204 -- Occurrence 1 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uviatattu_1204.htm" title="u·vi·'a·Tat·tu: terrorized -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ū-ḇi-‘ă-ṯat-tū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and troubled him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular :: third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3fs | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7307: 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit <BR> 1a) breath<BR> 1b) wind <BR> 1b1) of heaven <BR> 1b2) quarter (of wind), side <BR> 1b3) breath of air <BR> 1b4) air, gas <BR> 1b5) vain, empty thing <BR> 1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation) <BR> 1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour <BR> 1c2) courage <BR> 1c3) temper, anger <BR> 1c4) impatience, patience <BR> 1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented) <BR> 1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse <BR> 1c7) prophetic spirit <BR> 1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals) <BR> 1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being <BR> 1e) spirit (as seat of emotion) <BR> 1e1) desire <BR> 1e2) sorrow, trouble <BR> 1f) spirit <BR> 1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts <BR> 1f2) rarely of the will <BR> 1f3) as seat especially of moral character <BR> 1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son <BR> 1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy <BR> 1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning <BR> 1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power <BR> 1g4) as endowing men with various gifts <BR> 1g5) as energy of life <BR> 1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory <BR> 1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force">7307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7307 -- Occurrence 57 of 377">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רֽוּחַ־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ruach_7307.htm" title="Ru·ach-: spirit -- Occurrence 35 of 205.">rū-aḥ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a spirit</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular">N-cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 127 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רָעָ֖ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/raah_7451.htm" title="ra·'Ah: and an evil -- Occurrence 19 of 127.">rā-‘āh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">distressing</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - feminine singular">Adj-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5549 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מֵאֵ֥ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/meet_853.htm" title="me·'Et: - -- Occurrence 53 of 113.">mê-’êṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-m :: Direct object marker">Prep-m | DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2375 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: the LORD -- Occurrence 2374 of 6218.">Yah-weh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" 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spirit">וְר֧וּחַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh: of the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֛ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5493.htm" title="sa·rah: departed -- 5493: to turn aside">סָ֖רָה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5973.htm" title="me·'im: from -- 5973: with">מֵעִ֣ם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="sha·'ul;: Saul -- 7586: asked (of Yah),' first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Israelites">שָׁא֑וּל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1204.htm" title="u·vi·'a·tat·tu: terrorized -- 1204: to fall upon, startle, terrify">וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7307.htm" title="ru·ach-: spirit -- 7307: breath, wind, spirit">רֽוּחַ־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra·'ah: and an evil -- 7451: bad, evil">רָעָ֖ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="me·'et: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">מֵאֵ֥ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh.: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/16.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7307.htm" title="ruwach (roo'-akh) -- air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind">But the Spirit</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">of the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5493.htm" title="cuwr (soor) -- be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away">departed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7586.htm" title="Sha'uwl (shaw-ool') -- Saul, Shaul">from Saul</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra' (rah) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress">and an evil</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7307.htm" title="ruwach (roo'-akh) -- air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind">spirit</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">from the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1204.htm" title="ba'ath (baw-ath') -- affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble">troubled him</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/16.htm">שמואל א 16:14 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְר֧וּחַ יְהוָ֛ה סָ֖רָה מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֑וּל וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ רֽוּחַ־רָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/16.htm">שמואל א 16:14 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ורוח יהוה סרה מעם שאול ובעתתו רוח־רעה מאת יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/16.htm">שמואל א 16:14 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ורוח יהוה סרה מעם שאול ובעתתו רוח־רעה מאת יהוה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/16.htm">שמואל א 16:14 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ורוח יהוה סרה מעם שאול ובעתתו רוח רעה מאת יהוה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/16-14.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/16.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrorized him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the LORD began to torment him, <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">the Spirit</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/11-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 11:6</span> And the Spirit of God came on Saul when he heard those tidings, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:12</span> And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 28:15</span> And Samuel said to Saul, Why have you disquieted me, to bring me …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/16-29.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 16:29</span> And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/51-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 51:11</span> Cast me not away from your presence; and take not your holy spirit from me.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hosea 9:12</span> Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that …</a></p><p class="hdg">evil spirit The evil spirit was either sent immediately from the Lord, or per- mitted to come; but whether this was a diabolic possession, or a mere mental malady, is not agreed: it seems to have partaken of both. That Saul had fallen into a deep melancholy, there is little doubt; and that an evil spirit might work more effectually on such a state of mind, there can be little question. His malady appears to have been of a mixed kind, natural and diabolical: there is too much of an apparent nature in it to permit us to believe it was all spiritual; and there is too much of apparently supernatural influence, to suffer us to believe it was all natural.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 18:10</span> And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 19:9,10</span> And the evil spirit from the LORD was on Saul, as he sat in his house …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/9-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 9:23</span> Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Kings 22:22</span> And the LORD said to him, With which? And he said, I will go forth, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/acts/19-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Acts 19:15,16</span> And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; …</a></p><p class="hdg">troubled. or, terrified </p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/16-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 16:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 16:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/16-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 16:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 16:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>