Verse 1
1 Samuel 16:1
Young's Literal Translation
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And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל עַד מָתַי֙ אַתָּה֙ מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וַ/אֲנִ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֔י/ו מִ/מְּלֹ֖ךְ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מַלֵּ֨א קַרְנְ/ךָ֜ שֶׁ֗מֶן וְ/לֵ֤ךְ אֶֽשְׁלָחֲ/ךָ֙ אֶל יִשַׁ֣י בֵּֽית הַלַּחְמִ֔י כִּֽי רָאִ֧יתִי בְּ/בָנָ֛י/ו לִ֖/י מֶֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And the LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have seen among his sons a king for myself."
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Chapter 16 Context
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And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from r...
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And Samuel saith, 'How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.' And Jehovah saith, 'A...
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and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, a...
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And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the c...
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and he saith, 'Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in...
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And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, 'Surely, before Jehovah [...
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And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, fo...
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8
And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel; and he saith, 'Also on th...
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9
And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
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10
And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to Jesse, 'Jehovah ha...
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11
And Samuel saith unto Jesse, 'Are the young men finished?' and he saith, 'Yet hath been left the you...
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And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance;...
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And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over...
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14
And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him...
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15
and the servants of Saul say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness [from] God (Elohim) is...
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let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a...
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And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well -- then ye have br...
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And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skil...
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And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, 'Send unto me David thy son, who [is] with the fl...
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And Jesse taketh an ass, [with] bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth b...
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21
And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a beare...
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And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found gra...
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And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God (Elohim) being on Saul, that David hat...
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