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1 Samuel 16:7-13

7But the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Lookתַּבֵּ֧טta.BetH5027not on his countenanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758,or on the heightגְּבֹ֥הַּge.Vo.ahH1364of his statureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;because I have refusedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him: for the Lord seethnot as manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200;for manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200on the outward appearanceלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,but the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068lookethיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on the heartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8Then Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,and made him passוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neither hath the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

9Then Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448made Shammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048to pass byוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neither hath the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

10Again, Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448made sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121to passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977these.

11And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448,Are here allהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552thychildrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,There remainethשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604yet the youngestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,and, behold, he keepethרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462the sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971and fetchוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947him: for we will not sit downנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437till he comeבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hitherפֹֽה׃FohH6311.

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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