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1 Samuel 16:6-9

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.

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