Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 16:1-13

1Now the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970are youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859going to mournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,since Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589have rejected himמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988as kingמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Fill your hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081and goוְלֵ֤ךְve.LekhH1980.I am sendingאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toאֶל־'el-H413Jesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448of BethlehemH1022,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have selectedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200from his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428for Myself.”

2“Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980?”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586will hear of itוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085and kill meוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026!”The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241with youבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘I have comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.’

3Then inviteוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077,and Iוְאָֽנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595will show youאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213.You are to anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886for Meאֵ֥ת'etH853the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I indicateאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

4So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֵ֚ת'etH853didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BethlehemH1035.When the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the townהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892met himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,they trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729and askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935in peaceשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?”

5“In peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “I have comeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Consecrate yourselvesהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942and comeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077.”Then he consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121and invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themto the sacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

6וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961When they arrivedבְּבוֹאָ֔םbe.vo.'AmH935,Samuel sawוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853Eliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389here beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is Hisanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899.”

7But the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do notאַל־'al-H408considerתַּבֵּ֧ט אֶל־ta.Bet 'el-H5027 H413his appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּ וְאֶל־mar.'E.hu ve.'el-H4758 H413or heightגְּבֹ֥הַּ קוֹמָת֖וֹge.Vo.ah ko.ma.ToH1364 H6967,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have rejected himמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988כִּ֣י׀kiH3588; the LORD doesnotלֹ֗אLo'H3808seeasאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120doesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120seesיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200the outward appearanceלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,but the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068seesיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200the heartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.”

8Then Jesseיִשַׁי֙ אֶל־yi.Shai 'el-H3448 H413calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41and presented himוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,who saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088one eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

9Next Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448presentedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674Shammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048,but Samuel saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088one eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

10Thus Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448made sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050 H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, “The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977any of theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.”

11And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050 H413askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, “Are these allהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552the sons you haveהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?” “There is stillע֚וֹד שָׁאַ֣רod sha.'ArH5750 H7604the youngestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,”Jesse repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “but he isוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009tendingרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462the sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.” “Send forשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971himוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050 H413repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559יִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448. “Forכִּ֥יkiH3588we will notלֹא־lo'-H3808sit downנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437to eatuntilעַד־'ad-H5704he arrivesבֹּא֥וֹ פֹֽה׃bo.'O FohH935 H6311.”

12So Jesse sent forוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his youngest sonand brought him inוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935.Heוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132,with beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303eyesעִם־ עֵינַ֖יִם'im- 'ei.Na.yimH5869 H5973and a handsomeוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896appearanceרֹ֑אִי פRo.'iH7210.And the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Riseק֥וּםkumH6965andanoint himמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the oneזֶ֥הzehH2088.”

13So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himאֹתוֹ֮'o.ToH853in the presenceבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of his brothersאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251,and the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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