1 Samuel 9
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1 Samuel 9:1-2

1Now there was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗יןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,whose nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027,the sonH1121of Abielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,the sonH1121of Zerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872,the sonH1121of Bechorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064,the sonH1121of Aphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647,a BenjamiteH1145,a mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
2And he had a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121,whose nameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,a choice young manבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970,and a goodlyוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896: and there wasnot among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478a goodlierט֣וֹבTovH2896personאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376than he: from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605he washigherגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than any of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
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