New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 16:1-13

1Now the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704are you going to mournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, sinceI have rejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him from beingH4427kingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390your hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161with oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081and goוְלֵ֤ךְve.LekhH1980;I will sendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448the BethlehemiteH1022,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I havechosenרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428for Myself among his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.”

2But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980?When Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearsוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085about it,he will killוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.” But the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241with you and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘I have comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.’

3And you shall inviteוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077, andI will letH3045you knowH3045whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213; andyou shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886for Me the one whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Idesignateאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to you.”

4So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toldדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696him,and he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBethlehemH1035.Then the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892cameH2729tremblingH2729to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935in peaceשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?”

5And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “In peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965;I have comeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves and comeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with me to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077.”He also consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121and invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to the sacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

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

7But the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do not lookתַּבֵּ֧טta.BetH5027at his appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758or at the heightגְּבֹ֥הַּge.Vo.ahH1364of his statureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967,becauseH3588I have rejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him; forGodH430does not seeas manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200,sinceH3588manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120looksיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200atthe outwardH5869appearanceH5869,but the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068looksיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200at the heartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.”

8Then Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41and had him passוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.But he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisH2088oneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088,eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

9Next Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448hadShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048passוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674byH5674.And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977thisH2088oneבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088,eitherגַּם־gam-H1571.”

10So Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448had 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.”

11Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, “AreH8552these allH8552the boysהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288?”And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The youngestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996is stillע֚וֹדodH5750leftשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,he is tendingרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462the sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.”So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448, “Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971wordand bringוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947him; for we will not takeH5437our placesH5437atH5437the tableH5437untilעַד־'ad-H5704he comesבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311.”

12So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordand broughtH935him inH935. Now he wasreddishאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'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.”

13So 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.wehH3068rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponH5921Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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