1 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל א

1 Samuel 15:17

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֲל֗וֹא אִם־קָטֹ֤ן אַתָּה֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ רֹ֛אשׁ שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אָ֑תָּה וַיִּמְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה לְמֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
vayoʾmer shmvʾel halvoʾ ʾim-qaṭon ʾatah bʿeyneyka roʾsh shibṭey yishraʾel ʾatah vayimshaḥaka yhvah lmelek ʿal-yishraʾel
King James Version (KJV)

And Samuel said, When thou {wast} little in thine own sight, {wast} thou not {made} the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?

Modern English

Samuel said, “Though you were little in your own sight, weren’t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;

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