Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 16:7-13

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.

10AndJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madeH3448sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977theseבָּאֵֽלֶּה׃ba.'E.lehH428.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, Arehereפֹֽה׃FohH6311allH5704thychildrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There remaineth yet theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, he keepeth thesheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971and fetch him: forweכִּ֥יkiH3588willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sitנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437downH7971tillH5704hecomeבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hither.

12And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971, andbroughtH935him in.Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, and withal of abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenance, and goodly tolookעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869uponH935. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him: for this is he.

13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameH413mightilyuponH413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605.SoH3947Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050roseH6965upH6965, andwentH6965toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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