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He sentוַיִּשְׁלַחand brought him in.וַיְבִיאֵהוּHeוְהוּאwas ruddy,אַדְמוֹנִיwithעִםbeautifulיְפֵהeyes,עֵינַיִםand goodוְטוֹבin appearance.רֹאִיAnd YHWHוַ יְהוָהsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Arise,קוּםanoint him,מְשָׁחֵהוּforכִּיthisזֶהis he.”הוּא
1 Samuel 16:12
Study it in the app“He sent and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and good in appearance. And YHWH said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:12, word by word
- He sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- and brought him inיְבִיאֵyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- was ruddyאַדְמוֹנִיadmoni
ruddy, red
Ruddy, reddish, of hair or skin.
Where else “admoni” appears- beautifulיְפֵהyefe
beautiful
Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.
Where else “yefe” appears- eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- and goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- in appearanceרֹאִיroi
appearance
How someone looks on the outside, what is seen at a glance.
Where else “roi” appears- And YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Ariseקוּםkum
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kum” appears- anoint himמְשָׁחֵmeshache
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “meshache” appears
Translation note
“Ruddy” may refer to the color of his hair or of his skin; the text does not specify.
The context
11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are the young men all here?” He said, “There remains still the youngest, and look, he is pasturing the flock.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit around until he comes here.”
12 · This verse (above)
13Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the spirit of YHWH came mightily upon David from that day onward. Samuel rose and went to Ramah.