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1 Samuel 16:6 Interlinear

“ And it came to pass when they were come that he looked on Eliab and said Surely the LORD'S anointed”

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1 Samuel 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיְהִ֣י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	בְּבוֹאָ֔ם	H935	And it came to pass when they were come	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
3	וַיַּ֖רְא	H7200	that he looked	to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
4	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5	אֱלִיאָ֑ב	H446	on Eliab	eliab, the name of six israelites
6	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	H559	and said	to say (used with great latitude)
7	אַ֛ךְ	H389		a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
8	נֶ֥גֶד	H5048		a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
9	יְהוָ֖ה	H3068	Surely the LORD'S	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
10	מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃	H4899	anointed	anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the messiah

1 Samuel 16:6 (current) And it came to pass when they were come that he looked on Eliab and said Surely the LORD'S anointed