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OET (OET-RV) So he sent for him and brought him in. He was a good-looker with beautiful eyes and red colouring, and Yahweh said, “Stand up and anoint him, because he’s the one.”
OET-LV And_sent and_brought_in_him and_he was_red with beautiful_of eyes and_good appearance and_ YHWH _he/it_said arise anoint_him if/because this is_he.
UHB וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיְבִיאֵ֨הוּ֙ וְה֣וּא אַדְמוֹנִ֔י עִם־יְפֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם וְט֣וֹב רֹ֑אִי פ וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה ק֥וּם מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ כִּֽי־זֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃ ‡
(vayyishlaḩ vayəⱱīʼēhū vəhūʼ ʼadmōniy ˊim-yəfēh ˊēynayim vəţōⱱ roʼī f vayyoʼmer yhwh qūm məshāḩēhū kiy-zeh hūʼ.)
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλε καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς πυῤῥάκης μετὰ κάλλους ὀφθαλμῶν, καὶ ἀγαθὸς ὁράσει Κυρίῳ· καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Σαμουὴλ, ἀνάστα καὶ χρίσον τὸν Δαυείδ, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀγαθός.
(Kai apesteile kai eisaʸgagen auton; kai autos puɽɽakaʸs meta kallous ofthalmōn, kai agathos horasei Kuriōi; kai eipe Kurios pros Samouaʸl, anasta kai ⱪrison ton Daueid, hoti houtos estin agathos. )
BrTr And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and [fn]very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.
16:12 Gr. goodly in the sight of the Lord.
ULT So he sent and brought him. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a good appearance. And Yahweh said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
UST So Jesse sent someone to get David and bring him there. When David arrived, Samuel saw that he was a healthy, handsome young man with beautiful eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one whom I have chosen. So anoint him to be king.”
BSB So Jesse sent for [his youngest son] and brought him in. He [was] ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise [and] anoint him, for he is the one.”
MSB (Same as above)
OEB So he sent and brought him in. Now he was handsome, a youth with beautiful eyes and ruddy cheeks. And the Lord said, ‘Get up, anoint him, for this is the man.’
WEBBE He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. The LORD said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So Jesse had him brought in. Now he was ruddy, with attractive eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him. This is the one!”
LSV And he sends, and brings him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and of good appearance; and YHWH says, “Rise, anoint him, for this [is] he.”
FBV So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He had a red complexion with beautiful eyes, and looked handsome. The Lord said, “Go and anoint him, for he's the one.”
T4T So Jesse sent someone to bring David there. And when David arrived, Samuel saw that he was handsome and healthy, and had bright eyes. Then Yahweh said, “This is the one whom I have chosen; anoint him to be king.”
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
BBE So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said: 'Arise, anoint him; for this is he.'
ASV And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
DRA He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.
YLT And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he [is] ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, 'Rise, anoint him, for this [is] he.'
Drby And he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautiful appearance. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
RV And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
(And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy/reddish, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. )
SLT And he will send and bring him. And he red, with beauty of eyes, and good of sight And Jehovah will say, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
Wbstr And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and also of a beautiful countenance, and a good appearance. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy/reddish, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. )
16.12 of a…: Heb. fair of eyes
KJB-1611 [fn]And he sent, and brought him in: now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautifull countenance, and goodly to looke to: And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
16:12 Hebr. faire of eyes.
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva And he sent, and brought him in: and he was ruddie, and of a good countenance, and comely visage. And the Lord saide, Arise, and anoynt him: for this is he.
(And he sent, and brought him in: and he was ruddy/reddish, and of a good countenance, and comely visage. And the Lord said, Arise, and anoint him: for this is he. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Misit ergo, et adduxit eum. Erat autem rufus, et pulcher aspectu, decoraque facie: et ait Dominus: Surge, unge eum: ipse est enim.
(He_sent therefore, and he_brought him. It_was however rufus, and beautiful aspectu, decoraque face: and he_said Master: Get_up, unge him: exactly_that/himself it_is because. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
16:1-23 David was Saul’s replacement. There are striking similarities between the two: Samuel anointed both. Neither was pursuing the position. Both were unlikely candidates (Saul was from the smallest tribe; David was the youngest son). Both were impressive in appearance (9:2; 16:12). And the Spirit came mightily on each when he was anointed king (10:10; 11:6; 16:13). The key difference was that David was “a man after [God’s] own heart” (13:14; cp. 16:7), while Saul was not.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַיְבִיאֵ֨הוּ֙
and,sent and,brought_~_in,him
The first pronoun he refers to Jesse, while the second pronoun him refers to David. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [So Jesse sent and brought David] or [So Jesse sent someone to bring David]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וְה֣וּא אַדְמוֹנִ֔י
and=he ruddy
The author is referring to the ruddy or reddish appearance of David’s face to mean that David was evidently healthy. His face was swarthy from exposure to the outdoors, and he had good circulation because of his vigorous lifestyle. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Now he had a healthy glow about him]
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
ק֥וּם מְשָׁחֵ֖הוּ כִּֽי־זֶ֥ה הֽוּא
arise anoint,him that/for/because/then/when this he/it
If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since this is he, arise, anoint him]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
ק֥וּם
arise
Here Yahweh is using the term Arise to mean that he wants Samuel to take action. He does not mean merely that he wants Samuel to stand up from a sitting or reclining position. See how you translated the similar expressions in [1:9](../01/09.md) and [13:15](../13/15.md). Alternate translation: [Take action]