1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Samuel 16:12 | He sent therefore and brought him. Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint him, for this is he. | Ruddy, like the spouse, Canticle of Canticles 5:10. Some explain it of his hair. So Alexander [the Great] is said to have had reddish or golden locks. --- Behold. Hebrew, "with the beauty of the eyes." |