1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:12-13

12And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971,and brought him inוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935. Now he wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, andwithalעִם־'im-H5973of a beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenanceעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,and goodlyוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896to look toרֹ֑אִי פRo.'iH7210.And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him: for this is he.
13Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081,and anointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of his brethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251:and the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050rose upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212to Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.
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