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1 Samuel 16:8-12

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.

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