Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, Young's Literal Translation And a spirit of sadness [from] Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand, King James Bible And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with [his] hand. Hebrew But as Saulוְהוּא֙ (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was sitting יוֹשֵׁ֔ב (yō·wō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in his house בְּבֵית֣וֹ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house with his spear וַחֲנִית֖וֹ (wa·ḥă·nî·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2595: A lance in his hand, בְּיָד֑וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand a spirit ר֨וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of distress רָעָה֙ (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil from the LORD יְהוָ֤ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel came וַתְּהִי֩ (wat·tə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to him. שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites While David וְדָוִ֖ד (wə·ḏā·wiḏ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse was playing the harp, מְנַגֵּ֥ן (mə·nag·gên) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5059: To touch or play a stringed instrument |