1 Samuel 16:7

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But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

In other translations

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050אַל־'al-may notH408תַּבֵּטtabetyou lookH5027אֶל־'el-toH413מַרְאֵהוּmar'ehuappearance hisH4758וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413גְּבֹהַּgevoah[the] height ofH1364קוֹמָתוֹkomatostature hisH6967כִּיkiforH3588מְאַסְתִּיהוּme'astihuI have rejected himH3988כִּי׀kiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808אֲשֶׁר'asher[that] whichH834יִרְאֶהyir'ehhe seesH7200הָאָדָםha'adam<the> manH120כִּיkiforH3588הָאָדָםha'adam<the> manH120יִרְאֶהyir'ehhe seesH7200לַעֵינַיִםla'einayimto the eyesH5869וַיהוָהvayahwehand YahwehH3068יִרְאֶהyir'ehhe seesH7200לַלֵּבָב׃lalevavto the heartH3824

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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