1Sa 16:7 | NETfull | STEP | But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”

1 Samuel 16:7

7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t be impressed by ^{▼▼ Heb “don’t look toward.”} his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. ^{▼▼ Heb “for not that which the man sees.” The translation follows the LXX, which reads, “for not as man sees does God see.” The MT has suffered from homoioteleuton or homoioarcton. See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 274.} People look on the outward appearance, ^{▼▼ Heb “to the eyes.”} but the Lord looks at the heart.”