Verse 7
1 Samuel 16:7
New King James Version
7
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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אַל תַּבֵּ֧ט אֶל מַרְאֵ֛/הוּ וְ/אֶל גְּבֹ֥הַּ קוֹמָת֖/וֹ כִּ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֑י/הוּ כִּ֣י לֹ֗א אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִרְאֶה֙ הָ/אָדָ֔ם כִּ֤י הָֽ/אָדָם֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה לַ/עֵינַ֔יִם וַ/יהוָ֖ה יִרְאֶ֥ה לַ/לֵּבָֽב
English Translation
And the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for the LORD sees not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
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