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1 Samuel 16:6
New English Translation
1 Samuel 16:6
New English Translation
6 When they arrived, Samuel[a] noticed[b] Eliab and said to himself,[c] “Surely, here before the Lord stands his chosen king.”[d]
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- 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Samuel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “saw.”
- 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “said”; the words “to himself” are implied, given the secrecy surrounding Samuel’s mission to Bethlehem (v. 2).
- 1 Samuel 16:6 tn Heb “his anointed one.”
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