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1 Samuel 16:7-13

7ButJehovahsaidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notonhiscountenance,orontheheightH6967ofhisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseIhaverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him;foritisnotasmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth;formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethupontheoutwardappearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758,butJehovahlookethupontheheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andmadehimpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhasJehovahchosenH977thisoneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by.AndhesaidH559,NeitherhasJehovahchosenH977thisoneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651ofhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,JehovahhasnotchosenH977these.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448,Arethesealltheyoungהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288?AndhesaidH559,ThereisyetH5750theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996remainingשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604,andbehold,heisfeedingthesheepH6629.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andfetchhim;forwewillnotsitattabletillhecomeH935hither.

12AndhesentH7971andbroughtH935himin.Andhewasruddy,andbesidesofalovely countenanceandbeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303appearanceH5869.AndJehovahsaidH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him;forthisishe.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081,andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886himinthemidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofhisbrethren.AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofJehovahcameuponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forward.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965up,andwenttoRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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