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And it came about,וַיְהִיwhen they came,בְּבוֹאָםthat he sawוַיַּרְאEliabאֶת אֱלִיאָבand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“SurelyאַךְbeforeנֶגֶדYHWHיְהוָהis his anointed.”מְשִׁיחוֹ
1 Samuel 16:6
Study it in the app“And it came about, when they came, that he saw Eliab and said, “Surely before YHWH is his anointed.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:6, word by word
- And it came aboutיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- when they cameבוֹאָvoa
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “voa” appears- that he sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- Eliabאֱלִיאָבeliav
Eliab
Eliab, the name of several men; among them a chief of the tribe of Zebulun (Numbers 1:9), the father of Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16:1) and the oldest brother of David (1 Samuel 16:6). It means "God is father."
Where else “eliav” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- beforeנֶגֶדneged
in front of
In someone's presence, before his eyes.
Where else “neged” appears- 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- is his anointedמְשִׁיחmeshich
anointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “meshich” appears
Translation note
“Said” may be what Samuel said to himself on seeing the eldest son. “His anointed” is the one YHWH has chosen to be anointed king.
The context
5He said, “In peace. I have come to sacrifice to YHWH. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice.
6 · This verse (above)
7YHWH said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have despised him; for it is not what the human being sees: the human being sees what is before the eyes, but YHWH sees the heart.”