New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:7-13

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.”

10Thus Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448made sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.”

11And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, “Are these allהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552the childrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?”And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “There remainsשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604yetע֚וֹדodH5750the youngestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,he is tendingרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462the sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.”Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andbringוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947him; for we will not sitנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437down untilעַד־'ad-H5704he comesבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311.”

12So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him in. Now he was ruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, withbeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869and a handsomeוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896appearanceרֹ֑אִי פRo.'iH7210.And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him; for thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is he.”

13Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the hornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of his brothersאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251; andthe Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameH6743mightilyH6743upon Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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