1 Samuel 16:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.”

1 Samuel 16:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 16:99 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יַּעֲבֵ֥רwayaʿăbēr

alienateconjH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

יִשַׁ֖יyišay

JessenounH3448

שַׁמָּ֑הšamāh

ShammahnounH8048

וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶרwayōʾmer

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

גַּםgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

בָּ/זֶ֖הbāzeh

hepronH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

בָחַ֥רbāḥar

acceptableverbH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

יְהוָֽהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

ℹWords 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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