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1 Samuel 16:6-9

6AnditcameH935topass,whentheywereH1961comeH935,thathelookedH7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446,andsaidH559,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389Jehovah’sanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899isbeforehim.

7ButJehovahsaidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notonhiscountenance,orontheheightH6967ofhisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseIhaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him:forJehovahseethnotasmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth;formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethontheoutwardappearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758,butJehovahlookethontheheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andmadehimpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhathJehovahchosenH977this.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhathJehovahchosenH977this.

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