1 Samuel 16:12 (YLT)

Passage

And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he <FI>is<Fi> ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, `Rise, anoint him, for this <FI>is<Fi> he.'

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 16:10 And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel, and Samuel saith to Jesse, `Jehovah hath not fixed on these.'

1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Are the young men finished?' and he saith, `Yet hath been left the youngest; and lo, he delighteth himself among the flock;' and Samuel saith unto Jesse, `Send and take him, for we do not turn round till his coming in hither.'

1 Samuel 16:12 And he sendeth, and bringeth him in, and he <FI>is<Fi> ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith, `Rise, anoint him, for this <FI>is<Fi> he.'

1 Samuel 16:13 And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren, and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath.

1 Samuel 16:14 And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sendeth", "bringeth", "ruddy", "beauty", "eyes", "good", "appearance", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sendeth" and "bringeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "And Samuel saith unto Jesse Are the..." into verse 13's "And Samuel taketh the horn of oil...", so "sendeth" and "bringeth" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sendeth" and "bringeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.