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1 Samuel 16:8 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.


1 Samuel 16:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 16:813 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤אwayiqərāʾ
bewrayconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
יִשַׁי֙yišay
JessenounH3448
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔בʾăbiynādāb
AbinadabnounH41
וַ/יַּעֲבִרֵ֖/הוּwayaʿăbirēhw
alienateconjH5674
alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···
לִ/פְנֵ֣יlipənēy
a- forepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
שְׁמוּאֵ֑לšəmwʾēl
SamuelnounH8050
Shemuel
וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
גַּםgam
againparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
בָּ/זֶ֖הbāzeh
hepronH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
בָחַ֥רbāḥar
acceptableverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
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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