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1 Samuel 16:7 — King James Version← Study notes

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.


1 Samuel 16:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 16:725 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֜הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שְׁמוּאֵ֗לšəmwʾēl
SamuelnounH8050
Shemuel
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תַּבֵּ֧טtabēṭ
you lookverbH5027
consider · look · regard · have respect ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
מַרְאֵ֛/הוּmarəʾēhw
appearance hisnounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
וְ/אֶלwəʾel
and toconjH413
according to · after · against · among ···
גְּבֹ֥הַּgəbōha
the height ofadjH1364
height · high · lofty · proud ···
קוֹמָת֖/וֹqwōmātwō
stature hisnounH6967
along · high · stature · tall
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
מְאַסְתִּ֑י/הוּməʾasətiyhw
I have rejected himverbH3988
cast away · contemn · despise · disdain ···
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹ֗אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
that whichparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִרְאֶה֙yirəʾeh
he seesverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
הָ/אָדָ֔םhāʾādām
manparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
הָֽ/אָדָם֙hāʾādām
manparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
יִרְאֶ֣הyirəʾeh
he seesverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
לַ/עֵינַ֔יִםlaʿēynayim
to the eyespronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
וַ/יהוָ֖הwayhwāh
and YahwehconjH3068
the Lord. Compare
יִרְאֶ֥הyirəʾeh
he seesverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
לַ/לֵּבָֽבlalēbāb
to the heartpronH3824
bethink themselves · comfortably · courage · heart ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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