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1 Samuel 16:4-11
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.
7But the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do notאַל־'al-H408considerתַּבֵּ֧ט אֶל־ta.Bet 'el-H5027H413his appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּ וְאֶל־mar.'E.hu ve.'el-H4758H413or heightגְּבֹ֥הַּ קוֹמָת֖וֹge.Vo.ah ko.ma.ToH1364H6967,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-H3448H413calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.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.”
10Thus Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448made sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050,but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, “The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977any of theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.”
11And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל אֶל־she.mu.'El 'el-H8050H413askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, “Are these allהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552the sons you haveהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?” “There is stillע֚וֹד שָׁאַ֣רod sha.'ArH5750H7604the 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-H8050H413repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559יִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448. “Forכִּ֥יkiH3588we will notלֹא־lo'-H3808sit downנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437to eatuntilעַד־'ad-H5704he arrivesבֹּא֥וֹ פֹֽה׃bo.'O FohH935H6311.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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