1 Samuel 16:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul saith unto his servants, ‘Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well—then ye have brought [him] in unto me.’

King James Bible
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me.

Hebrew
And Saul
שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

commanded
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

his servants,
עֲבָדָ֑יו (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

“Find
רְאוּ־ (rə·’ū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 7200: To see

me
לִ֗י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

someone
אִ֚ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who plays
לְנַגֵּ֔ן (lə·nag·gên)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5059: To touch or play a stringed instrument

well,
מֵיטִ֣יב (mê·ṭîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

and bring
וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם (wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

him to me.”
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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