1 Samuel 16:7
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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5And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.Select 1 Samuel 16:5
6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.Select 1 Samuel 16:6
7But 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.Select 1 Samuel 16:7
8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.Select 1 Samuel 16:8
9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.Select 1 Samuel 16:9
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WEB
16:7 But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
ASV
16:7 But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
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