Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:1-3
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.
3One day the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027wandered offוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6,and Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Takeקַח־ נָ֤אkach- na'H3947H4994oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּםme.ha.ne.'a.Rim ve.KumH5288H6965אִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854אֶת־'et-H853and goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980look forבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the donkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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