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1 Samuel 16:7-13

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.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651ofhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,JehovahhathnotchosenH977these.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448,Arehereפֹֽה׃FohH6311allthychildren?AndhesaidH559,ThereremainethyetH5750theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,and,behold,heiskeepingthesheepH6629.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andfetchhim;forwewillnotsitdowntillhecomeH935hither.

12AndhesentH7971,andbroughtH935himin.Nowhewasruddy,andwithalofabeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenance,andgoodlytolookupon.AndJehovahsaidH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him;forthisishe.

13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himinthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofhisbrethren:andtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahcamemightilyuponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forward.SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965up,andwenttoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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