1 Samuel

1 Samuel 16:9

9Next Jesse presented Shammah,a but Samuel said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either.”

Footnotes

  • a 16:9 Shammah is a variant of Shimeah, Shimea, and Shimei; see 2 Samuel 13:3|2SA 13:3, 2 Samuel 21:21, and 1 Chronicles 2:13.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Next Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi·šayNoun - proper - masculine singularH3448 Jishai
presentedוַיַּעֲבֵ֥רway·ya·‘ă·ḇêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
Shammahשַׁמָּ֑הšam·māhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8048 Shammah
but Samuel saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
chosenבָחַ֥רḇā·ḥarVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH977 choose
thisבָּזֶ֖הbā·zehPreposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
one eitherגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea

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