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Now it happened, when they entered, he looked at (A)Eliab and thought, “Surely the anointed of Yahweh is before Him.” But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for [a]God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, (B)but Yahweh looks at the heart.” Then Jesse called (C)Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one either.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 16:7 As in Gr; Heb He does not see what man sees