1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:8-10

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.”
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-H8050H413toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, “The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has notלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977any of theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.”
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