Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 16:6-9

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.”

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