Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 16:7-13
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.
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.'iH2896H7210. 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.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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