1-Samuel - 16:9

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9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, "Neither has Yahweh chosen this one."

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 16:9.

Differing Translations

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And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by, and he saith, 'Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed.'
Then Jesse made Shammah come before him. And he said, The Lord has not taken this one.
Then Jesse brought Shammah. And he said about him, "And the Lord has not chosen this one."

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Historical Commentaries

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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by,.... His third son, 1-Samuel 17:13, sometimes called Shimma, and Shimeah, 1-Chronicles 2:13.
and he said, neither hath the Lord chosen this; which he knew in the same way as before.

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