1 Samuel 9
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1 Samuel 9:1-2

1Now there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961a Benjamiteאִ֣ישׁ מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין'ish mi.bin.ya.MinH376H1144,a powerful manגִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל׃gi.Bor Cha.yilH1368H2428H3225,whose nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034was Kishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Becorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647בֶּן־ben-H1121אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3227.
2Andhe hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121namedוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,choiceבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970and handsomeוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896,without equalוְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ ט֣וֹבve.'Ein 'ish TovH369H376H2896amongמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480the Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478—a headמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ וָמַ֔עְלָהmi.shikh.Mo va.Ma'.lahH7926H4605tallerגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
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