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1 Samuel 16:1-13

1And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, How long wilt thoumournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, seeing I haverejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him fromreigningמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390thyhornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withoilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081, andgoH3212, I willsendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971thee toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448theBethlehemiteH1022: for I haveprovidedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200me akingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428among hissonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.

2AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How can IgoH3212? ifSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586shallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085it, he willkillוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947anheiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH1241 H5697withtheeבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, andsayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, I havecomeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Andcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077, and I willshowאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045thee what thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213: and thou shaltanointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886to me him whom Inameאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to thee.

4AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBethlehemH1035. And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of thetownהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729at hiscomingH7125, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Comestבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935thoupeaceablyשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?

5And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Peaceablyשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965: I havecomeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andcomeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with me to thesacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077. And hesanctifiedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to thesacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

6And it came to pass, when they hadcomeבְּבוֹאָ֔םbe.vo.'AmH935, that helookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200onEliabאֱלִיאָ֑ב'e.li.'AvH446, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Surely theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃me.shi.ChoH4899is before him.

7But theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Lookתַּבֵּ֧טta.BetH5027not on hiscountenanceמַרְאֵ֛הוּmar.'E.huH4758, or on theheightגְּבֹ֥הַּge.Vo.ahH1364of hisstatureקוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967; because I haverefusedמְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּme.'as.Ti.huH3988him: for the LORD seeth not asmanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120seethיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200; formanהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120lookethיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200on the outwardappearanceלַעֵינַ֔יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869, but theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068lookethיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200on theheartלַלֵּבָֽב׃la.le.VavH3824.

8ThenJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, and made himpassוַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.vi.Re.huH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Neither hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

9ThenJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448madeShammahשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8048to passbyוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674. And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Neither hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068chosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977this.

10Again,Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448madesevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651of hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121topassוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath notchosenבָחַ֥רva.CharH977these.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁי֮yi.ShaiH3448, Are hereallהֲתַ֣מּוּha.Ta.muH8552thychildrenהַנְּעָרִים֒ha.ne.'a.RimH5288? And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thereremainethשָׁאַ֣רsha.'ArH7604yet theyoungestהַקָּטָ֔ןha.ka.TanH6996, and, behold, hekeepethרֹעֶ֖הro.'EhH7462thesheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448,Sendשִׁלְחָ֣הshil.ChahH7971andbringוְקָחֶ֔נּוּve.ka.Che.nuH3947him: for we will not sitdownנָסֹ֖בna.SoH5437till he hathcomeבֹּא֥וֹbo.'OH935hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311.

12And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971, and brought himinוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935. Now he wasruddyאַדְמוֹנִ֔י'ad.mo.NiH132, andalsoעִם־'im-H5973of abeautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenanceעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, and a goodappearanceוְט֣וֹב רֹ֑אִי פve.Tov Ro.'iH2896 H7210. And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,anointמְשָׁחֵ֖הוּme.sha.Che.huH4886him: for this is he.

13ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thehornקֶ֣רֶןKe.renH7161ofoilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081, andanointedוַיִּמְשַׁ֣חvai.yim.ShachH4886him in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֒'e.ChavH251: and theSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732from thatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117onwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605. SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212toRamahהָרָמָֽתָה׃ סha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.

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