| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 16:7:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 16:7:2 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 16:7:3 ⧉אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗לelshemuelto Samuel 1 Samuel 16:7:4 ⧉אַל־תַּבֵּ֧טaltabetdo not look 1 Samuel 16:7:5 ⧉אֶל־מַרְאֵ֛הוּelmarehuat his appearance 1 Samuel 16:7:6 ⧉וְאֶל־גְּבֹ֥הַּveelgevoahand at the height of 1 Samuel 16:7:7 ⧉קוֹמָת֖וֹkomatohis stature 1 Samuel 16:7:8 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 1 Samuel 16:7:9 ⧉מְאַסְתִּ֑יהוּmeastihuI have rejected him 1 Samuel 16:7:10 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 1 Samuel 16:7:11 ⧉לֹ֗אlonot 1 Samuel 16:7:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasheras what or how 1 Samuel 16:7:13 ⧉יִרְאֶה֙yirehe sees 1 Samuel 16:7:14 ⧉הָאָדָ֔םhaadamthe human 1 Samuel 16:7:15 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor 1 Samuel 16:7:16 ⧉הָֽאָדָם֙haadamthe human 1 Samuel 16:7:17 ⧉יִרְאֶ֣הyiresees 1 Samuel 16:7:18 ⧉לַעֵינַ֔יִםlaenayimto the eyes 1 Samuel 16:7:19 ⧉וַיהוָ֖הvayahwehbut the LORD 1 Samuel 16:7:20 ⧉יִרְאֶ֥הyiresees 1 Samuel 16:7:21 ⧉לַלֵּבָֽב׃lallevavto the heart |
| 7. Formal Translation But the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for the human does not see as mortals see, for they look at the outward, but the LORD sees to the heart.” |
| 7. Dynamic Translation But the LORD {Yahweh, Heart-Knower} told Samuel, “Do not judge by his appearance or his height, because I have rejected him. People judge with their eyes, but the LORD looks at what is in the heart.” |