King James Version
1 Samuel 9:1-3
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.
3And the assesהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1were lostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6.And Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947now oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288with thee, and ariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goH3212seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245the assesהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃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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