Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 16:7-13

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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