1 Samuel 16 — Dead Sea Scrolls
1 attestation entry • 0 variants • 4QSamᵃ family
Manuscript Overview
Summary
1 Samuel 16 narrates David's anointing by Samuel and David's introduction to Saul's court as a harpist. 4QSamᵃ preserves portions; tracks MT broadly with minor wording variants.
Notable Variants
Minor wording variants only. The famous 'man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart' (v. 7) tracks MT.
Manuscripts
4QSamᵃ (4Q51)
Scroll Condition
Fragmentary attestation.
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or how tall he stands, because I have rejected him. For the LORD does not see as a human sees — a person looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
'For the LORD does not see as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart' tracks MT.
fragmentary