New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:6-9

6When they enteredבְּבוֹאָ֔םbe.vo.'AmH935,he lookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200atEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446and thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899is beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048Him.”

7But the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do not lookתַּבֵּ֧טta.BetH5027at his appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758or at the heightH6967of his statureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967,becauseH3588I have rejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him; forGodH430seesnot as manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200,for manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120looksיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200at the outwardH5869appearanceH5869,but the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068looksיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200at the heartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.”

8Then Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41and made him passוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisH2088oneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

9Next Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by. And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisH2088oneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

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