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Jesseיִשַׁיhad Shammahשַׁמָּהpass by,וַיַּעֲבֵרand he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Neitherגַּם לֹאthis oneבָּזֶהhas YHWHיְהוָהchosen.”בָחַר
1 Samuel 16:9
Study it in the app“Jesse had Shammah pass by, and he said, “Neither this one has YHWH chosen.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:9, word by word
- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- had Shammahשַׁמָּהshama
Shammah
Shammah, the name of several men; among them a grandson of Esau and the third son of Jesse, David's brother.
Where else “shama” appears- pass byיַּעֲבֵרyaaver
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaaver” appears- and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- has 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- chosenבָחַרvachar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “vachar” appears
The context
8Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel, and he said, “Neither this one has YHWH chosen.”
9 · This verse (above)
10Jesse had his seven sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “YHWH has not chosen these.”