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1 Samuel 16:8

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

KJV

Et vocavit Isai Abinadab, et adduxit eum coram Samuele. Qui dixit : Nec hunc elegit Dominus.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἰεσσαὶ τὸν Ἀμειναδάβ, καὶ παρῆλθεν κατὰ πρόσωπον Σαμουήλ, καὶ εἶπεν Οὐδὲ τοῦτον ἐξελέξατο ὁ θεός.

LXX

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

ASV

וַ/יִּקְרָ֤א יִשַׁי֙ אֶל אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וַ/יַּעֲבִרֵ֖/הוּ לִ/פְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר גַּם בָּ/זֶ֖ה לֹֽא בָחַ֥ר יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲבִינָדָ֖ב
'byndb
proper_noun · 12×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּחַ֣ר
bchr
verb · 168×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשַׁ֔י
yshy
proper_noun · 42×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:13 — And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Sha