1 Samuel 16:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.”

1 Samuel 16:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 16:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 16:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.””

1 Samuel 16:10 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these. ”

1 Samuel 16:10 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 16:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to Jesse, `Jehovah hath not fixed on these.'”

1 Samuel 16:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 16:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, Jehovah has not chosen these. ”

1 Samuel 16:10 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 16:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Againe Ishai made his seue sonnes to come before Samuel: and Samuel saide vnto Ishai, The Lord hath chosen none of these.”

1 Samuel 16:10 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 16:10 in Context — 1 Samuel 16

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

9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.

10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.

11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

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What Does 1 Samuel 16:10 Mean?

1 Samuel 16:10 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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