Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 16:6-9

6And itcameH935topassH935, when they werecomeH935, that helookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Surelyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899isbeforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048him.

7But theLORDH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,LookH7200notH3808on his countenance, or on theheightH6967of hisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967;becauseH3588I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him: for theLORDH3068seethnotH3808asmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seeth; formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120looketh on theoutwardלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869appearanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758, but theLORDH3068looketh on theheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, andmadeH3448himpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeH3448Shammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674by. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

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