Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 16:6-9

6And it came to pass, when they were comeבְּבוֹאָ֔םbe.vo.'AmH935,that he lookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200on Eliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surely Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899is before him.

7But Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.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 Yhwhוַיהוָ֖הva.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 Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

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

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