And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear, but the Lord beholdeth the heart.
Rashi
Do not look at his appearance. Upon the beauty of his stature.
For I have rejected him. Because he is a quick tempered person, as it is stated, 'And Eliov became angry with Dovid.'
For it is not as man perceives it. Even though you called yourself a seer, when you said to Shaul, 'I am the seer,' here I am informing you that you do not see.
Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.